Tag: Iraq
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?
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.”
Killing civilians in Iraq and Syria
The Trump administration has shifted from extermination to annihilation in its war against the Islamic State.
Pyrrhic victory in Mosul
If a reconciliation cannot be achieved between Iraq’s Sunni and Shia populations, it’s almost a certainty that the country will continue to be afflicted by Daesh or some successor group.
Why does Donald Trump insist on more military spending?
Americans are tired of war, yet Donald Trump’s budget sends an unfortunate but clear message.
Whistleblowers, moral injury, and endless war
Was Chelsea Manning motivated by moral injury?