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Are the Forever Wars Really Ending?

September 18, 2020 Opinion

“There is no… sound reason for the United States to continue sacrificing precious lives and treasure in a conflict not directly connected to our safety or other vital national interests.” So said Will…

Trump’s Anti-War Rhetoric Is Smoke and Mirrors

September 15, 2020 Opinion

If Trump’s words about his dislike for war and US troops fighting ‘forever wars’ matched his actions, there would be no American soldiers in the Middle East and Afghanistan. Nor would he still be sell…

Trump and the Troops

September 14, 2020 Opinion

My father enlisted in the Army to fight in World War II. He was 19 or 20 years old, and he wanted to defeat the Nazis. He was one of a million other young Americans to sign up that year. But my father…

You Can Have Peace or The US Empire. You Can’t Have Both

September 5, 2020 Opinion

Just in the last few days Israel has reportedly dropped cluster munitions and white phosphorus on southern Lebanon, bombed Gaza, and fired missiles on Damascus, because Israel is a nation whose existe…

Afghanistan: No End of Failure in Sight

August 31, 2020 Opinion

As the recent events in Afghanistan and the actions of the United States show, resolving this conflict in the country is becoming more and more problematic in the coming years. Unfortunately, we have …

US Forced to Flee Afghanistan, Iraq and Now Syria

August 30, 2020 Opinion

Multiple missile strikes carried out in recent weeks on American military facilities and overseas bases in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria indicate that a growing number of people living in countries tha…

Understanding International Relations – 2

August 28, 2020 Opinion

This article is a follow-up to : "Understanding International Relations (1/2)". A historical region, artificially divided Contrary to popular belief, no one really knows what the Levant, the Near East…

Robot Generals: Will They Make Better Decisions Than Humans — Or Worse?

August 27, 2020 Military

With Covid-19 incapacitating startling numbers of U.S. service members and modern weapons proving increasingly lethal, the American military is relying ever more frequently on intelligent robots to co…