For American taxpayers, the Iraq War is a gift that keeps on taking, with new plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to retrain the Iraqi army whose initial training cost tens of billions before the army collapsed against…
Category: Obama Administration
Can the World Avert a New Cold War?
GOP Climate-Deniers Lose a Point
When Henry Kissinger Makes Sense
Plumbing the Depths of NSA’s Spying
The Neocon Plan for War and More War
Obama Slammed for Iran Outreach
American neocons are furious that President Obama reportedly sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei apparently urging concessions on nuclear talks and referencing joint interests in combating Islamic State radicals, but the letter may reflect smart diplomacy, says…
Obama Boosts ‘Net Neutrality’
Standing in an Adversary’s Shoes
Americans are notoriously disinterested in history, preferring to focus on the present and often reacting to the latest crisis. But the past can teach important lessons including the need to understand an adversary’s perspective and to avoid unnecessary conflicts, as ex-U.S. diplomat…