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Tag: Iraq

The world according to the ‘adults in the room’

A year of forever war in review.
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Costs of war: 17 years after 9/11, nearly half a million...

The cost of the global so-called war on terror will soon surpass $6 trillion.

Insider attacks

Seen in this light, it’s hard not to believe that more anti-U.S. “insider” attacks aren’t on the way. The question is only where and when, not if.

Summer of discontent: Iraq explodes in protest

Few countries have suffered as much in recent years and Iraqis of all faiths and ethnicities deserve not just freedom from the horrific violence that has become far too normal there.

How the last superpower was unchained

Clueless is not a word Americans ordinarily apply to themselves as a country, a people, or a government. Yet how applicable it is.

Scapegoating Iran

"What good would come from destabilizing Iran? What would America get out of that?”

The Pandora’s Box of war

This slaughter has already lasted nearly 16 years. It will not cease until the United States is exhausted and withdraws its forces from the region.

The campaign to exterminate Muslims

"We attack them not for what they do but because we see them as being different from us. We must eradicate them to save ourselves."

The US war in Iraq: 15 years and counting … the...

Fifteen years after the calamitous invasion of Iraq, those who precipitated the war still walk free.

McMaster of war

Does unrealistic war experience lead to Trump's advisor's overconfidence?

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Tensions escalate as Biden considers Israeli strike on Iran’s oil infrastructure

The announcement has sparked alarm across the globe, with concerns about soaring oil prices, increased instability in the region, and domestic political ramifications in the United States.

Will Harris lose the election over Gaza?

A deeper dive into the polls does indeed show that Harris's inability to take a stand against Israeli violence can indeed lead to a Trump victory.

Liquefied natural gas worse for the climate than coal, Cornell study finds

New research reveals that LNG exports from the U.S. have a greater greenhouse gas footprint than coal, challenging claims of LNG being a “bridge fuel.”

California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward sustainability in fashion

The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.