Preemptive War

Netanyahu and Threat of Bombing Iran -- The Bluff that Never Stops Giving?

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


Trita Parsi

In the case of Iran, Netanyahu's tough talk undermines the Obama administration's prospects for diplomacy

Living and Dying American

Stephen Herrington | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Stephen Herrington

Back then a typical Republican was to the left of the Clintons. Nixon was a transition. It took Reagan to really define the world in which we now live, in which merit is no longer of value.

Bush Defends Pre-Emptive Strikes

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


WEST POINT, N.Y. — President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended his doctrine of pre-emptive war and warned that the United States must remain wi...

Thanksgiving Text Messages from Captives at Taj Provided More Reasons to Give Thanks

Robert Creamer | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics


Robert Creamer

Two of my wife's constituents had been holed up in their hotel room at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. They had been there for over a day avoiding the terrorist gunmen that still stalked its corridors.

Impeach Bush if He Attacks Iran

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

Bush's so-called "preemptive military action" suggests that whatever foreign nation does not stand with the US must, by default, stand against us.