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
iraq war
Middle East
On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine
The 'just war' theologian understood that force must be governed by prudence, reckoning with second and third order effects. We didn't do that in Iraq, or now
April 05, 2026
QiOSK
Bob Kagan leads neocons changing their spots over Trump's war
These guys cut their teeth on dogmatic support for US primacy and foreign intervention to pursue regime change goals. What happened?
April 01, 2026
Middle East
Like Iraq, key intelligence before Iran strikes was ignored
This fits a familiar pattern: information is welcomed when it licenses action, sidelined when it constrains it
March 18, 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
QiOSK
Military tankers for Iran attack deploying near Iraq War levels
'Strikes could occur any time now,' say experts who explain what mid-air refuelers mean for sustained operations
February 19, 2026
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