Lately, the Bush administration has been trying to play nice on the global stage – emphasizing collaboration with other countries on issues like nuclear proliferation and the "war on terror." But the Bush administration's obsession with domination and...
For those who believed that the precise and overwhelming demonstration of U.S. military power in Afghanistan and Iraq would "shock and awe" the rest of the world – and particularly Washington's foes and aspiring rivals – into accepting its benevolent...
"If the king attacks Persia, he will destroy a great empire." – Delphic Oracle All the news is that despite growing antiwar sentiment among the public and the establishment, Bush has decided to reject the major recommendations of the Baker panel and continue to...
Updated at 3:05 p.m. EST, Dec. 27, 2006 At least 79 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 26 were wounded in violent acts. Also, military authorities have reported the deaths of three GIs in separate events. December has already proven to be one of the...
Updated at 2:00 p.m. EST, Dec. 23, 2006 As U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ended his visit to Iraq, the U.S. military reported that five American servicemembers were killed there. Also, at least 36 Iraqis were killed and 15 were wounded in separate attacks....
Iraq is a disaster, probably America's greatest strategic mistake since World War II. It will be years, if not decades, until we see, let alone overcome, all of the consequences of George W. Bush's misbegotten war. Most people – other than President Bush, who...
Today (Thursday, December 21), is the eleventh anniversary of Antiwar.com, and I didn’t even realize it, at first. A look at our blog reminded me, and the ever-present question – "What shall I write about today?" – was, mercifully, answered. I say...
Between December 2006 and January 2007, George Bush may reconsider America’s short-term and long-term role in Iraq, though it is looking more and more unlikely that he will choose peace anytime soon. Still, there are similarly situated presidents in our past who...
Anti-Americanism has emerged as a term that, like "fascism" and "communism" in George Orwell's lexicon, has little meaning beyond "something not desirable." However it is defined, anti-Americanism has clearly mushroomed over the last six...
Warning that Iraq faces "complete disintegration into failed-state chaos," the International Crisis Group (ICG) is calling on the United States to make a "clean break" in its strategy for both Iraq and the wider Middle East region. In a new report...
