Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tag: War on terror

Trump’s wars

No more money to finance the Afghan political and military mess unless Trump or whoever is in charge can tell us why it's worth more of America's blood and treasure to be there.

The American military uncontained

Out everywhere and winning nowhere.

The War on Terror has targeted Muslims almost exclusively

The war on terror was supposed to be about making our country safer. As a Muslim American, I don’t feel safer at all.

Victory at last!

In America’s wars, failure is the new success.

As US empire fails, Trump enters a quagmire

When we understand the true motives of U.S. Empire, that conclusion is even worse.

The endless war in Afghanistan just got longer

President Trump should spend the weekend at Camp David with peace activists, as well as with Afghan civilians, who know their country and its suffering better than anyone.

End the U.S. policy of perpetual war

Please join us in telling President Obama to stop the war on terror.

America’s spiral into permanent war seems more foolish than ever

Donald Trump is inheriting the scariest tools of aggression imaginable. A new book explores their dark legacy.

The Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq Is Approaching 6,000

Likely, down the line the US will get pulled right back into Iraq, because it refuses to recognize the real power dynamics there at the level of policy rather than just of tactics.

Dominating the Skies — and Losing the Wars

Air Supremacy Isn’t What It Used to Be.

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