After the abject failure of the Iraq War became undeniable, court intellectuals strained to concoct alternative rationales for the War that would recast it as a success, or at least a work-in-progress. Of these, the favorite of blogger-pundit Andrew Sullivan (who has since vociferously recanted his support for the Iraq War) was “Operation Flytrap,” which … Continue reading “Flytrap to Breeding Ground”
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Clean Break to Dirty Wars
To understand today’s crises in Iraq, Syria, and Iran, one must grasp their shared Lebanese connection. This assertion may seem odd. After all, what’s the big deal about Lebanon? That little country hasn’t had top headlines since Israel deigned to bomb and invade it in 2006. Yet, to a large extent, the roots of the bloody … Continue reading “Clean Break to Dirty Wars”
Iraq: The Never-Ending Story
‘Advisory’ troops will still kill and die, says Tom Knapp
A Speech for Endless War
Norman Solomon on Obama’s Bush-like tone
All Lies, All the Time
Justin Raimondo on the “end” of the Iraq War
Saturday: 17 Iraqis Wounded
No Iraqis were reported killed on the seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion on Iraq. Back in the U.S., however, thousands demonstrators gathered in Washington to protest the war. At least 12 Iraqis were wounded in separate attacks.