British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery had three laws of war: One, never march on Moscow; Two, never get in a land war in Asia; Three, never march on Moscow. So why are the U.S., the European Union (EU), and NATO on the road to the Russian capital? And exactly what are they hoping to accomplish? …
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In Anbar, a suicide bomber successfully assassinated the head of the Ramadi Sahwa group. Bombers, meanwhile, struck in Kirkuk and Hilla.
Embittered by double defeats in Iraq and Afghanistan, driven out of both countries with their tails between their legs, the War Party is looking for scapegoats, and has found one in the least likely place – the ranks of the US Army. That’s right: the "support the troops" contingent is now intent on re-torturing Sgt. …
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For me, the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl affair brings back angry memories of how, in 2009, President Barack Obama caved in to be-medaled and be-ribboned generals like David Petraeus and ordered a modified-limited-hangout-type “surge” of 33,000 troops into Afghanistan. Consequential cowardice at work – trading lives for political advantage – as bad as it gets. Bergdahl …
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avy casualties were reported in Falluja today, where shelling, air strikes or artillery fire killed dozens of militants and civilians. Over a dozen militants were also killed in Baghdad.
It took awhile to find the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, and during that time officials from Western governments – likely the United States, Britain, and France – anonymously criticized the Nigerian government for being slow to accept foreign help and then being slothful and incompetent in the search. These …
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Several possibly coordinated bombings took place south of Baghdad today, while clashes and shelling continued in Anbar province. The usual scattered attacks occurred as well.
Is US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a traitor or a martyr, a coward who walked away from his unit or a symbol of how a misconceived war used US soldiers as pawns in a losing geo-political game? This is going to be the issue as the prisoner swap with the Taliban takes incoming fire from …
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May has been the deadliest month so far this year. Antiwar.com compiled 2,249 fatalities, of which 1,075 were civilian and security member deaths. Another 1,953 people were wounded, including 87 militants. In today’s violence, at least 73 people were killed and 50 more were wounded. One police dog was also wounded.
