Top Anti-ISIS Envoy Resigns Over Syria Withdrawal
President Trump has lost another one of his top advisers on the fight against ISIS.
Trump Preparing For A Forever War In Syria
While everyone is paying attention to the government shutdown, the Trump Administration is preparing for a never-ending, unwise, and unauthorized military commitment in Syria.
Trump’s Asian Trip Leaves Allies Wondering And Doubting
President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.
Trump Claims He Did More To Fight ISIS Than Obama. That Is, Of Course, Not True.
Another day, another Trump lie.
American-Backed Forces Capture Raqqa, But ISIS Is Far From Defeated
The capital of the purported caliphate declared by ISIS has apparently fallen, but that doesn’t mean the end of ISIS. In fact, it may make the group more dangerous.
U.S. Won’t Recognize Kurdish Independence Referendum
The U.S is joining the rest of the world in refusing to recognize the independence referendum conducted by Iraqi Kurds.
Iranian President Rouhani Overwhelmingly Re-Elected
Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.
The Third And Thankfully Last Presidential Debate of 2016
Last night’s debate, sadly, lived down to my expectations.
President Obama Likely To Leave World In As Bad A Shape As He Found It, If Not Worse
President Obama came to office inheriting the legacy of one unnecessary war, and another that had faded from memory. He will leave office with Iraq and Syria in crisis, Europe uneasy, Yemen and Libya unstable breeding grounds for terrorism, and China doing whatever it is they’re doing.
Despite Previous Promises Not To Do So, Obama Is Putting Boots On The Ground In Syria
Another day, another military escalation in the Middle East.
ISIS Captures Another Key Iraqi City
ISIS has captured Ramadi, and revealed yet again how fractured Iraq actually is. Fixing that isn’t something that American aid or arms can accomplish.
ISIL Destroys Nimrud
The gang calling itself the Islamic State has destroyed another historical site.
Joint Iraqi-Iranian Operations in Tikrit
Iraqi army and Iranian army in joint offensive to retake Tikrit.
ISIS Has Arrived In Libya, Just How Big A War Are We Looking At?
ISIS apparently now has a foothold in Libya, and is making inroads in Yemen.
Obama To Seek Authorization For A War That He Already Started
President Obama will ask Congress to authorize a war he started six months ago.
ISIS’s New Beheading Video; Casus Belli, Or A Trap?
The latest ISIS video is horrible and barbaric but we should not take the bait they are offering before considering the consequences of our actions going forward.
Unless Congress Steps In To Authorize It, The President’s War Against ISIS Is Illegal
As things stand right now, there is no legitimate legal authorization for the President’s war against ISIS, and that’s largely because Congress has failed to act.