Col. Douglas Macgregor, Jim Antle, Tucker Carlson on the Folly of War With Iran
January 3, 2020
Retired Col. Douglas Macgregor, James Antle III (editor of The American Conservative), and Tucker Carlson on the folly of war against Iran.
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Doubling Down Into Yet Another ‘March of Folly,’ This Time on Iran
January 3, 2020
MEMORANDUM FOR: The PresidentFROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPs)SUBJECT: Doubling Down Into Another “March of Folly”? The drone assassination in Iraq of Iranian Quds Force commander General Qassem Soleimani evokes memory of the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand in June 1914, which led to World War I. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was […]
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After Trump’s Attack, Iraq Finally United… Against Us!
January 3, 2020
Yesterday President Trump ordered the assassination of senior Iraqi and Iranian military leaders in Baghdad, claiming without evidence that they were plotting against Americans in Iraq. While neocons and the media cheer the attack, no one seems interested in asking “what’s the end game”? Especially as Iraq now urgently wants US troops out of the […]
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Col. Douglas MacGregor: ‘The US Military Put Iran in Control of Iraq’
January 3, 2020
Col. Douglas MacGregor talks to Fox News about the US assassination of Iran’s top general:
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Israel Wanted Soleimani Dead, Too
January 3, 2020
Originally appeared at The American Conservative. If there is one country for which the Thursday assassination of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani was not a lamentable moment, it is Israel. According to reporting right after the popular Iranian military leader was killed by U.S. airstrikes, Soleimani had been planning attacks on Israel, including the movement […]
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Work of Necessity, Work of Choice
January 2, 2020
At age 11, Saabir Gulmadin began chopping wood to support his family. Now 18, he earns about $1.50 US (120 Afghanis) for every 56 kg of wood he splits. It takes him 2 to 3 hours. "Is the work hard on your body?" I ask. "Ohhh, yes," he says, without hesitation. "Where does it hurt?" […]
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Trump Stumbling Into Neocon Trap In Iraq
January 2, 2020
President Trump is swallowing the neocon line on the Iraqi protests at the US embassy in Baghdad, blaming the whole incident on Iran. Suddenly everyone who doesn’t want the US military to continue to occupy Iraq – nearly 17 years after an invasion based on lies – is an “Iranian proxy.” Will Trump continue to […]
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Sat. Jan. 4: National Day of Action – U.S. Troops Out of Iraq!
January 2, 2020
On Saturday, January 4 CODEPINK, Veterans for Peace, United AntiWar Coalition (UNAC), ANSWER Coalition, World Beyond War, Popular Resistance and Voices for Creative Nonviolence are calling on people from around the United States to organize local demonstrations to demand: NO MORE U.S. TROOPS TO IRAQ OR THE MIDDLE EAST! U.S. OUT OF IRAQ NOW! and […]
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The Backfiring Iran Obsession and the Baghdad Embassy Protests
December 31, 2019
Originally appeared at The American Conservative. The growing Iraqi backlash to the recent U.S. airstrikes escalated significantly with a massive protest that broke into the American embassy in Baghdad. Kelley Vlahos has already discussed this on our State of the Union blog: Protesters have stormed the US embassy in Baghdad and reportedly set fire to […]
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Stephen F. Cohen on How Impeachment Battle Is Impacting US-Russia Relations
December 30, 2019
Russia expert Stephen F. Cohen tells Larry King how Donald Trump’s impeachment battle is viewed in Russia, and how it’s impacting U.S.-Russia relations.
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