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Veterans warn US landing could be 'more Gallipoli than Vietnam'
The prospect of putting American boots on the ground has some raising the specter of high casualties, low morale
March 25, 2026
Middle East
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
Republicans stepping up skepticism over $200B war request
Some who would otherwise support the war say they have no idea what the huge supplemental budget request is supposed to pay for
March 24, 2026
Global Crises
The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran
However the Iran war unfolds, it will prove to be a strategic self-own in our great-power competition with China
March 23, 2026
Middle East
The destruction of Gaza has not ended
In "A Historian in Gaza," Jean-Pierre Filiu bears witness to devastation the world has started to overlook
March 23, 2026
Middle East
Israel accusing Iran of lawbreaking is the height of hypocrisy
After years of flouting the UN and Geneva Conventions Israel suddenly has an attack of legal propriety now that it is on the receiving end
March 20, 2026
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