War
Trump's bizarre neocon wet dream for keeping Syria's oil
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 10/25/2019 - 5:00pmFrom the very start, Trump had no issues abandoning the Kurds, but ending the embargo on Syria's oil was another story.
War in Afghanistan became a multi-generational war today
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 3:28pmWhat's the best word to describe the War in Afghanistan?
Pointless? Destructive? Wasteful? Criminal?
When it comes to Afghanistan, one headline sums it up better than all the others.
Israel is bombing almost as many countries as the U.S.
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/23/2019 - 11:44amAmerica isn't the only country bombing Iraq, but Israel is the only country that is bombing Iraqi military forces.
Trump appears to be serious about leaving Afghanistan
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 3:35pmPresident Trump appears to be on the verge of actually doing something good with his presidency, and ending the endless quagmire that is our occupation of Afghanistan.
Saudi Arabia on the verge of losing the war in Yemen
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:07pmSaudi Arabia has been bombing civilians in Yemen (and covering it up) for four years. Yet they haven't come anywhere close to taking back the capital of Sanaa.
The Saudi's most notable victory was defeating the Houthi assault on the old capital city of former state of South Yemen - Aden.
Washington's Middle East policy is about to implode
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 07/19/2019 - 3:59pm At least that is where it appears we are headed.
Fundamental misunderstandings of the Iran situation
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 1:37pmThe ignorance of Americans about the rest of the world has been the subject of jokes for decades.
However, that ignorance isn't funny when it gets us into wars.
For instance, Trump's approach appears to be to apply more and more pressure to Iran, bringing us closer and closer to war, in order to force them to negotiate from a position of weakness.
MSM banging the drums of war with Iran
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 1:16pmBecause Trump watches Fox News, Fox has an oversized influence on our foreign policy.
So it matters that Trump is being told that war with Iran, for the first time in history, won't mean people being killed.
Pot calling kettle black is literally the justification for war
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 1:07amThe Trump administration has decided to use the 2001 AUMF to justify attacking Iran.