According to neoconservative theoreticians David Wurmser and Richard Perle, George W. Bush's Iraq War II (supported by Senator Biden) was supposed to weaken Iran and Syria and therefore Hezbollah’s threat to Israel. Instead, the war empowered Iran as the U.S. put...
US Troops in Iraq Are a Tripwire for War With Iran
The New York Times Monday noted the increasing likelihood that U.S. troops will be killed by mortars or rocket fire from Shi'ite militias in Iraq or Syria as they have been attacked and wounded repeatedly in the past three months as locals take revenge for Israel's...
Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas Backfired
This article was extended and updated on 11/10/23, including to reflect the latest tolls of death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Intifada On October 7th, a large group of armed Hamas fighters broke out of the Gaza Strip to launch an unprecedented...
Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas Backfired
On October 7th, a large group of armed fighters broke out of the Gaza Strip to launch an unprecedented attack – by air, land, and sea - in southern Israel, thousands of rockets were launched, military bases as well as kibbutzim were targeted and briefly seized. During...
It’s All About Provoking Your Reaction
So wise up! With terrorism, as with all asymmetric political action, “the action is in the reaction of the opposition,” as Saul Alinsky, the leftist activist, put it in his book Rules for Radicals. This isn’t conspiracy stuff, nor impossible “4th dimensional chess” –...
Iraq War II – 20 Years Later
Well it seems like only yesterday, though it was half a lifetime ago. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and their men and women, especially the neoconservatives, knowingly and deliberately lied this country into starting an aggressive war against Iraq – a war they pretended...
America First Republicans, Co-Sponsor This Yemen Resolution!
Right now there is a huge opportunity for the Congress to force President Joe Biden to force the Saudis and United Arab Emirates to end their war against Yemen. This intervention has been totally unauthorized by Congress and does not serve American interests. The only...
The History Behind the Russia-Ukraine War
The following is adapted from a speech Scott gave to the Libertarian Party of Utah on February 26, 2022. Just to get this out of the way first real quick: Whenever someone dares to differ with the common government and TV narrative about Russia and their role in the...
Against Intervention and Regime Change: A Debate with Bill Kristol
The following essay is adapted from Antiwar.com editorial director Scott Horton’s statement in his October 4, 2021 Soho Forum debate with William Kristol, director of the Foreign Policy Initiative and editor of the Bulwark. The resolution was, "A willingness to...
Peter Bergen is Mistaken About Bin Laden’s Strategy
Famous journalist and terrorism expert Peter Bergen is making a big mistake. Give the man credit: he had the courage to travel to Tora Bora with Peter Arnett to interview bin Laden in person back in 1997.However, as seen in this clip from his appearance on C-SPAN 2's...