As national Democrats claim the mantle as the more hawkish party — and President Trump panders to the Saudi-Israeli tandem — House Republicans moved to curb U.S. support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen, Dennis J Bernstein notes.
Category: Human Rights
Pitching the ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan
The Unending Failure of the Afghan War
The Bloody ‘Liberation’ of Mosul
Trump’s Slide into Endless-War Syndrome
Farmworkers Protest EPA’s Pesticide Ruling
Holding onto Nuclear Weapons
The Price for Criticizing Israel
Netanyahu Pushes Trump Toward Wider Wars
Exclusive: Russia-gate is empowering Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to strong-arm President Trump into escalating the Syrian war by abandoning a recent cease-fire and challenging Iran and Russia, reports Robert Parry.