War With Iran

Iranian Nuclear Program: No Trust, No Evidence

Paul Heroux | Posted 05.24.2012

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If Iran were proven to be lying about its program's intentions, I and many others may have a different take on military action against Iran's nuclear facilities.

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Would It Make a Difference to Progressives If Norman Solomon Goes to Congress?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.22.2012

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A key paradox for progressives of our national political life goes something like this: everybody complains about Congress, but nobody does anything about it.

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Rand Paul's Gets Amendment Barring War With Iran Added To Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.17.2012

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NEW YORK -- The Senate is poised to consider updated legislation stepping up sanctions on Iran on Thursday, and due to persistence from Sen. Rand Paul...

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House Moots Afghan Exit, Iran War, Military Budget, and 'Signature' Drone Strikes

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.16.2012

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According to the way the House operates, the authorization bill is the most open opportunity to challenge current policy. When the House considers the appropriations bill, amendments can be offered to cut money for specific programs.

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Iran Invasion Would Be a Disaster

Bob Kerrey | Posted 04.26.2012

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There's growing talk in Washington these days about invading Iran. It's not front and center -- yet. But there are folks in Washington building an under-the-radar case for an invasion right now, so I'm not waiting to speak out.

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Immaturity and Denial on Iran

Michael Brenner | Posted 04.12.2012

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If the United States is not ready for all-out war and its aftermath, then it should make the necessary intellectual, emotional, political and diplomatic adjustments.

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Israeli Foreign Minister: Iran War 'Will Be A Nightmare'

Posted 04.03.2012

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In little-noticed remarks last month, Israel's foreign minister declared that a war with Iran would "be a nightmare," drawing in countries from around...

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The Pledge of Resistance Could Change the Game Against a War With Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.30.2012

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Millions of people around the world marched on the eve of the Iraq war. When the war happened anyway, some people said: we marched and the war happened anyway. Therefore, protest doesn't change anything. That was drawing the wrong lesson.

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Senator Rand Paul Calls the Question on War with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.28.2012

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Before we have a war with Iran, shouldn't the Senate and the House have at least one debate and vote on it? Isn't that what the Constitution demands?

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Spearing Another Sacred Cow

Rep. Keith Ellison | Posted 05.26.2012

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It's happened again: I said something that speared a GOP sacred cow and the right-wing Twitterverse is losing its cool.

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A Plea for Peace: Why Social Media Matters

Marlo Thomas | Posted 05.22.2012

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I challenge anyone not to be moved by the video I just saw on YouTube. In it, a 41-year-old Israeli named Ronny -- a graphic designer, a teacher, a father -- looks straight into the camera and speaks.

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Obama Faces "The Crunch"

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.19.2012

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It was Winston Churchill who first used that term, "the crunch," in that way. It means, of course, that crisis when a leader has to make a judgment. It is when lives, perhaps millions of them, hang on the outcome of the decision the leader makes.

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Barack Obama Prepares for War Footing

Edwin Black | Posted 03.19.2012

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A newly-propounded Executive Order renews and updates the president's power to take control of all civil energy supplies, including oil and natural gas, control and restrict all civil transportation, and even provides the option to re-enable a draft.

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Khamenei Is Willing to Make Negotiations Succeed

Angie Ahmadi | Posted 05.16.2012

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Should conservative factions in Iran unite under the auspices of the Supreme Leader, western diplomats will face a less challenging task in advancing nuclear negotiations forward.

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The Illusion of Attacking Iran

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.12.2012

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We need for realism to prevail over illusions. An attack on Iran will have global consequences, setting in motion a series of cascading events that cannot be accurately calculated.

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Abandoning "Israel Firster" to Fight a Battle to Win

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.12.2012

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I have been fighting to help achieve a secure Israel, at peace with its neighbors, for more than 43 years. I continue to do that by fighting against a war that could eradicate Israel and endanger Jewish security in the United States and throughout the world.

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I Have a Dream: An International Legal Treaty

David Isenberg | Posted 05.07.2012

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Almost nobody talks about an international treaty for private military and security contractors. Still, one can only speculate on what an international legal treaty might look like.

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To Go or Not to Go to War With Iran

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 05.01.2012

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In today's world, we need to stop warring and start a dialogue, one that lasts more than an hour and contains options other than coercive threats on the agenda.

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On Iran Strike, Israelis Trust Obama Over Bibi

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.01.2012

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A new poll suggests that the reason that the majority of Israelis do not support an Israeli military strike on Iran without U.S. approval is that they share the cautions of U.S. officials -- they think that the costs would be high, and the benefits small or nonexistent.

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Keith Ellison and Walter Jones Stand Up for Diplomatic Engagement With Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.25.2012

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Largely missing from the recent political debate, until now, has been a full-throated defense of diplomatic engagement with Iran towards negotiated agreements that would resolve or mitigate international concerns about its disputed nuclear program.

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Iran Strike Would Be A 'Disaster' For Fragile Arab Spring, Says Ex-Al Jazeera Head

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.24.2012

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A strike on Iran would be a "disaster" for the Middle East's burgeoning democracies, said Wadah Khanfar, the former director general of Al Jazeera, in...

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Does AIPAC Want War? Lieberman "Capability" Red Line May Tip AIPAC's Hand

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.18.2012

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Sponsors of the Lieberman resolution deny that it is an "authorization for military force," and in a legal, technical sense, they are absolutely correct: it is not a legal authorization for military force. But it is an attempt to enact a political authorization for military force.

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WATCH: Trita Parsi Says There's No 'Military Solution' In Iran Nuclear Standoff

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The author of a recent book on the Obama administration's efforts to solve the Iran nuclear crisis through diplomacy says he sees no "mi...

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Israel's Human Calculus in the Equation to Attack Iran

P.J. Dermer | Posted 04.11.2012

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Our foreign policy and intelligence community should not limit analysis to Israel's decision-making processes via an objectively rational calculus. They should look at the people involved.

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Are We on the Brink of War With Iran?

Trita Parsi | Posted 04.11.2012

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It is lack of political courage that has permitted this looming confrontation. Only courage and will can bring us out of it. The question is whether Obama can muster that will in an election year when any compromise is bound to be cast by Republicans as a betrayal of Israel.

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