Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War

My favorite retired USAF lieutenant colonel, Karen Kwiatkowski of LRC on Of Mice And Men: Justin Raimondo’s precise, clear and accurate description of neoconservativism as "an authoritarian power cult" is […]

Military and veterans stories from yesterday's Christian Science Monitor: Gail Russell Chaddock on A new focus on veterans' benefits With the Iraq occupation highlighting the devotion of US troops – […]

Over the weekend, along with 749 other veterans, I signed a letter (dated today) to the President regarding active duty and veteran health and benefit issues and the current situation […]

10 November 2003 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS  This year we celebrate the 228th anniversary of the founding of our Corps. As always, it is an […]

BBC News on US raises spectre of conscription: The American defence department has begun a recruitment drive for local draft boards, raising questions about a possible revival of conscription. A […]

Dr. Ivan Eland of the Independent Institute on Is Iraq Another Vietnam? As the insurgency in Iraq gets bolder, more sophisticated and more deadly, the hawks are falling all over […]

Dr. Ivan Eland of the Independent Institute on Cut Losses: Leave Iraq The brazen missile attack on the Rashid hotel in Baghdad and a recent spate of suicide bombings illustrate […]

Ivan Eland of the Independent Institute on Having a Bad Day, Wolfie? After a rocket attack on the Rashid hotel in Baghdad landed only one floor away from a clearly […]

Amy Kaplan on Confusing Occupation With Liberation: "Why, we have gotten into a mess, a quagmire from which each fresh step renders the difficulty of extrication immensely greater. I'm sure […]