Middle East
Trump: When the only friends you have left are Bushies and neocons
The warmaking president is shedding his base. But the last ones on the MAGA bus may be the first to leap off at any sign of political trouble.
April 27, 2026
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Middle East
Gulf War I was a Pyrrhic victory that led to another avoidable war today
Iran’s regional power and political influence greatly expanded after its nemesis Saddam Hussein was finally removed, with all too obvious implications
March 25, 2026
Washington Politics
All aboard America's strategic blunder train. Next stop: Iran
Our stumbling into war with Tehran would be the latest in a self-inflicted 30-year road to nowhere
February 22, 2026
Washington Politics
Cheney, architect of endless war, helped kill our faith in leaders
George W. Bush's vice president, who died today, was probably the most powerful veep in history, but at America's expense
November 04, 2025
Washington Politics
It's over: Biden is last gasp of failed post-Cold War internationalism
Whether with neoliberalism or neoconservatism, the last four presidents helped to squander the peace. And now a new era begins.
January 17, 2025
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At Abu Ghraib, torture 'in the eye of the beholder'
20 years since the Iraq War prison scandal, victims are still in court and Washington still trying to forget
April 30, 2024
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