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In a reversal of the old proverb “Better the devil you know,” the U.S. and its partners in the Political West have embraced the devil they don’t. In Syria, they have traded Iran for al-Qaeda. When Bashar al-Assad fell, many of his international partners suffered injuries. But none was hurt so badly as Iran. Unable … Continue reading “Trading Iran for Al-Qaeda”

The ongoing war and genocide in Gaza is unprecedented. Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The above assertion is critical, both for ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine and achieving Palestinian freedom. This is why. … Continue reading “The Tectonic Shift: The Gaza Genocide and the Limits of Israeli Hasbara”

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule is an opportunity for the US to overhaul its bankrupt Syria policy. The US should have abandoned this policy years earlier, but now there are no longer any pretexts for continuing the collective punishment of the Syrian people and the illegal American military presence on Syrian soil. The time … Continue reading “Leave Syria Alone”

After an inconceivably fast twelve day march through Syria by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in exile in Moscow, his government has fallen, the more than five decade’s long Ba’ath rule of Syria is over and a group descended from Al-Qaeda is in control of Syria. The Assad regime only survived … Continue reading “The Syrian Rebellion: Who Are the Big Losers?”

The final weeks of the Biden administration have been filled with turbulence in foreign policy.  Some of the most serious wounds have been self-inflicted.  For example, no one forced America’s lame-duck president to capitulate to Ukraine’s longstanding lobbying effort to obtain U.S. ATACM missiles capable of striking targets deep inside Russia.  Biden and his foreign … Continue reading “Warning Signs for Washington’s East Asia Policy”

The Defend the Guard movement is a rising grassroots initiative aimed at safeguarding the constitutional rights of states and National Guard soldiers. At its core, the movement seeks to prevent the National Guard from being deployed to overseas military conflicts without proper authorization from state legislatures. By reasserting control over military deployments, the initiative emphasizes … Continue reading “Defend the Guard: Protecting National Guard Soldiers From Unwarranted Overseas Deployments”

Most of the casualties occurred in northern Iraq.

Washington finally completed its dirty war in Syria. What started as a CIA covert operation to smuggle weapons and jihadists from Libya to Syria has resulted in Syria leader Bashar al-Assad being deposed and replaced by Abu Mohammad al-Julani. Julani found his way to Damascus by rising through the ranks of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Inspired … Continue reading “Washington Celebrates Al-Qaeda’s Victory in Syria”

There was a time, just before and just after the war began, that Ukraine might have lost no territory but Crimea and few lives. But America said no. In December of 2021, Putin presented the U.S. and NATO with a proposal on security guarantees. Then NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the “promise … Continue reading “One Day, Ukrainians Might Hate America”

The tragic events in Syria over the weekend should, but will likely not, prompt reflection and rethinking on the part of many within the Washington establishment who were at the forefront of calling for the overthrow of the secular leader of multi-confessional Syria, Bashar al-Assad, beginning in 2011 when his government was the object of a coup attempt by Islamist … Continue reading “Islamist Takeover of Syria Proves Tulsi Gabbard Was Right”