Netanyahu Blusters on Iran Netanyahu Blusters on Iran
The strategy of the new Israeli government is to avoid making a deal with the Palestinians by changing the subject. Instead of talking about Palestine, Prime Minister Bibi Netanya...
Apr 2, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghanistan: No Benchmarks Yet Afghanistan: No Benchmarks Yet
Last week, in revealing the outlines of his new plan for Afghanistan, President Obama spoke about "benchmarks" that would be applied to measure progress. The comment inevitably ra...
Apr 1, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
How Much Does It Cost? How Much Does It Cost?
The General Accounting Office, at least, is still using the phrase "Global War on Terrorism," when it adds up how much the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and related matters are costi...
Mar 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghanistan: Might As Well Talk Now Afghanistan: Might As Well Talk Now
Senator John McCain, appearing on Meet the Press yesterday, made all of his usual noises about Afghanistan and Pakistan -- attacking "minimalists" who want to reduce the US missio...
Mar 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Afghan Plan Could Be Worse Obama’s Afghan Plan Could Be Worse
It could have been worse. But there's a lot of bad news. I listened to President Obama's speech, and I spent the morning over at the White House listening to officials there talk...
Mar 27, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Israel Bombed Sudan Israel Bombed Sudan
Israel's (outgoing) prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has pretty much confirmed the news -- first reported by CBS yesterday -- that Israel bombed a convoy of arms dealers in Sudan in J...
Mar 26, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Real Economic Crisis The Real Economic Crisis
Today I want to highlight an example of remarkably good and important journalism, namely, a story in the Washington Post by Karin Brulliard that opens the door, a crack at least, ...
Mar 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Poles, Czechs Don’t Like Our Missiles Poles, Czechs Don’t Like Our Missiles
We don't need no steenkin' missile defenses! That's the message emanating from Eastern Europe. The proposed "anti-Iranian" missile systems aren't popular in Poland and the Czech ...
Mar 23, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghanistan: Waiting for the “Exit Strategy” Afghanistan: Waiting for the “Exit Strategy”
It's Afghanistan week, with President Obama's Afghanistan review complete and the new strategy for the war set to be released any day now. In his 60 Minutes interview, Obama sugge...
Mar 23, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Zardari-Sharif Battle in Pakistan The Zardari-Sharif Battle in Pakistan
At Tuesday's State Department briefing, spokesman Robert Wood -- admittedly speaking quickly, and off the cuff -- said the following about Pakistan, when asked about the political...
Mar 17, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss