Friday, December 19, 2025

Tag: Iraq

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?

The light at the end of the corner

Bad as things are right now, experience tells us – or at least our military commanders swear to it – that they’ll get better sooner or later.

Middle East – How America shot itself in the foot

The U.S. needs to learn the art of diplomacy instead of spending a lot of time constantly demonizing and threatening other countries.

The fall of the house of ISIS

ISIS is on the decline, but the catastrophic political divisions in Iraq and Syria that gave rise to it are no closer to being mended.

Iraqi Kurdistan: Setting the stage for a new war in the...

Several NATO countries, including Canada and the United States have special forces soldiers deployed in the region.

Europe and the Middle East are both on the verge of...

From Catalonia to Kurdistan, long simmering regions are clamoring for their own states. But what good is being a state anymore?

The American military uncontained

Out everywhere and winning nowhere.

Prince of darkness: Blackwater’s founder promotes a dangerous solution to America’s...

“I grew up around the auto industry. Customers would say to my dad, ‘We have this need.’ He would then use his own money to create prototypes to fulfill those needs. He took the ‘If you build it they will come’ approach.” —Erik Prince

Court overturns murder conviction and prison sentences for Blackwater killers

“Their poor judgments resulted in the deaths of many innocent people.”

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House vote advances SPEED Act as 11 Democrats join Republicans to weaken NEPA protections

Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.

Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens

Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.

How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’

A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.

Trump’s ‘warrior dividend’ raises questions about funding, housing support, and care for service members

The president announced $1,776 checks for about 1.5 million troops before Christmas, but reporting shows the money was repurposed from congressionally approved housing funds rather than a new benefit.

Senate approves record Pentagon budget as Democrats help advance Trump’s defense agenda

Bipartisan vote sends $900 billion military bill to Trump’s desk amid war powers concerns and domestic cuts.