Talking to reporters Monday, President Obama asked rhetorically, “[D]oes Iran have the political will and desire to get a deal done?”  Iran “should be able to get to yes,” Obama said. “But we don’t know if that is going to happen. They have their...

Back in 1987, according to a tightly-held report produced for the Pentagon, (PDF) the Israelis were "developing the kind of codes which will enable them to make hydrogen bombs. That is, codes which detail fission and fusion processes on a microscopic and...

There’s not much to write about Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton that he hasn’t already said himself. His over-the-top war rhetoric is quickly earning him a reputation as chief warmonger on the planet. He became an online sensation when, in 2006, a letter written by him to...

At least 179 Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded. More information on the attack on al-Baghdadi on Thursday was released. Eighteen Iraqi personnel were killed in the battle there or near the Ain al-Asad base, where U.S. Marines are training Iraqis. At least eight militants were killed. Airstrikes that followed the attack probably killed more militants. There are conflicting reports on who currently controls al-Baghdadi.

At long last, the Obama administration has submitted a draft resolution to Congress that would authorize the ongoing U.S.-led military intervention against the Islamic State, or ISIS. The effort comes more than six months after the U.S. began bombing targets in Iraq...

The president's request for the authorization to use military force against the Islamic State has landed in a Congress as divided as the country. That division was mirrored in the disparate receptions Obama's resolution received from The Wall Street Journal and The...

Like everything this administration does, President Obama's proposed draft for the authorization of military force (AUMF) is a purely political document, starting with its conception. After all, US forces are already in Iraq – 3,000 of them – "advising"...

At least 47 people were killed and 13 were wounded. Militants took most of al-Baghdadi on Thursday, but were stopped before they were able to attack the nearby Ayn al-Asad base, where American advisors are stationed. Seven militants were reported killed, but the final figures are likely higher.

The president is requesting Congress to pass an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) resolution against ISIS. Congress has not issued a similar resolution since 2002, when President Bush was given the authority to wage war against Iraq. The purpose of...

President George W. Bush was fond of saying that "9/11 changed everything." He used that one-liner often as a purported moral basis to justify the radical restructuring of federal law and the federal assault on personal liberties over which he presided. He...