War

As Israel intensifies strikes on Iran, Democratic and Republican lawmakers introduce legislation to restrain Trump from launching unauthorized military action.

No one can say at what point you or any of us will begin to feel the direct effects of this new Cold War, only that, as tensions and hostile acts heighten, the consequences will prove harsh indeed.

Israeli strikes continue to pound Gaza and have expanded to attacks in Lebanon, where at least 19 people were killed over a 24-hour period.

Maybe, just maybe, when this long, drawn out, reality show version of a presidential election finally comes to a welcome end, it may be possible that this media will turn its attention to critically important world affairs, especially the conflict in Syria; and the American people will no longer remain in the dark.

Foreign journalists have been banned by Israel from entering the Gaza Strip independently since the start of the war.

Withdraw? You can’t do that!

Perhaps this is no longer really the American century at all, despite the continuing status of the U.S. as the planet’s sole superpower.

Military families only have one another, however imperfect we may be.

“Americans do not fully understand, do not acknowledge, the sacrifices that allies made in Afghanistan,” said the report’s author.

Amidst this backdrop of defiance and tragedy, global leaders are raising their voices against the continued aggression.