The $6 Trillion Wars The $6 Trillion Wars
Fighting for nothing, and destroying countries in the process, costs a lot.
Mar 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week: Lessons Learned From the Iraq Invasion This Week: Lessons Learned From the Iraq Invasion
One decade later, one of the most devastating tragedies in recent memory--a look back and plan forward.
Mar 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The American Legacy in Iraq The American Legacy in Iraq
On the tenth anniversary of the US invasion, the country is mired in a permanent crisis of sectarian violence, pervasive corruption and broken infrastructure.
Mar 20, 2013 / Feature / Patrick Cockburn
Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War
Following Bill Clinton’s cruel economic sanctions, Joe Biden and John Kerry were complicit in the “non-debate” during the run-up to the invasion.
Mar 20, 2013 / Press Room
Bad Wars, Now and Forever Bad Wars, Now and Forever
Our self-righteous country has a history of justifying conflicts that were based on lies.
Mar 19, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric
The president continues to expand drone strikes and special operations, even as he decries the country’s war footing.
Jan 22, 2013 / Press Room
Precedent Ford Precedent Ford
In the Algerian “rescue,” blundering, botched unilateralism. In 1975, America showed them the way.
Jan 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The Mess in Iraq The Mess in Iraq
Violence in Iraq is going from bad to worse, in tandem with neighboring Syria.
Jan 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Does Mitt Romney Want to Bomb Iran? Why Does Mitt Romney Want to Bomb Iran?
The one key way in which Romney's foreign policy differs from Obama's.
Nov 5, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka
How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan—or America How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan—or America
A guide to disaster at home and abroad.
Aug 16, 2012 / Peter Van Buren