"The Long War" merely exchanged the shock-'n'-awe geographical breadth of the President Bush's chosen moniker ("global") for a shock-'n'-awe time span.
John Feffer | Posted 08.07.2009 | World
Even with so much sophisticated military hardware at their disposal, half a million Pakistani soldiers can't seem to counter the determined efforts of, at most, 15,000 Taliban fighters.
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.16.2009 | World
If Americans can collectively act like adults and think past the next thirty seconds, they'll see that a ground invasion into Somalia is an awful idea.
Steve Clemons | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics
This letter warns the administration that its actions in the Balkans ran the risk of triggering blowback from Russia -- it seems it was ignored.
Russ Wellen | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics
For better or worse, we're constitutionally incapable of summoning up sufficient cynicism to imagine the moral depravity required to start another war.
Matt Simon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Ron Paul is sort of like a porcupine; a porcupine looks cuddly and cute, but if you try to step on one you're liable to wind up with a few holes in yo...
Tom Engelhardt | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics