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The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear

If President Obama denounces military action, why is he preparing for another war in Iraq and Syria?

Phyllis Bennis and N’Kosi Oates

September 15, 2014

On the eve of the September 11 anniversary, President Obama revealed his strategy to combat terrorism, particularly the threat posed by ISIS. On Monday morning Phyllis Bennis appeared on Democracy Now! to explain why the US strikes against Iraq are “politically driven, not strategically driven.” —N’Kosi Oates

Phyllis BennisPhyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., and serves as the international advisor for Jewish Voice for Peace. She is the author of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.


N’Kosi OatesN’Kosi is a freelance writer. His work focuses on blacks and politics, social justice, black male identity, black feminism and pop culture.


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