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President Obama breaks pledge: U.S. will send ground troops into Syria
Sophia Tesfaye
For years, the president has pledged not to send U.S. forces into Syria. Now, he's reversing course
We still think we’re heroes: The sad denialism that plagues American foreign policy
William J. Astore
World War II convinced us we were righteous liberators, but we've always been imperialists driven by self-interest
U.S.-backed Saudi coalition bombs Doctors Without Borders hospital weeks after U.S. destroyed Afghan hospital
Ben Norton
U.N. condemns the Saudi coalition after its airstrikes destroy another MSF hospital, weeks after shelling a wedding
“Does anyone have a plan?” Here’s how we fix decades of overseas neo-conservative adventurism
Patrick L. Smith
We have accepted the horrors of American exceptionalism for too long. Here's a progressive foreign policy blueprint
America’s not-so-special ops: The spectacular fall of our most elite soldiers
Nick Turse
Over and over again, in regions across the globe, the U.S. military is proving useless in training foreign armies
The real Benghazi scandal that is ignored: How Hillary Clinton, the Obama admin. and NATO destroyed Libya
Ben Norton
Republicans are trying to create a scandal where there isn't one -- while they ignore the biggest scandal of all
Noam Chomsky nails the GOP’s sick priorities: “Don’t do anything — or bomb”
Sophia Tesfaye
Radical Republicans have successfully pulled America so far right that it's "a plutocracy with democratic forms"
America’s sad, delusional foreign policy: The real reason why things are falling apart
Robert Hennelly
Our leaders refuse to accept the reality of international relations. Only more pain can come
Next, let’s sic Donald Trump on Dick Cheney: Evil veep’s 9/11 revisionism must be confronted, too
Valerie Plame
Dr. Evil's latest unhinged rant smacks of sedition -- and it needs to be confronted head-on, says Valerie Plame
We’re still fighting George W. Bush’s battles: Syria, ISIS and the “worst foreign policy blunder” in American History
Peter Van Buren
Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more volatile than ever. Welcome to permanent war
This is not a democracy: Behind the Deep State that Obama, Hillary or Trump couldn’t control
Patrick L. Smith
Foreign policy never really changes regardless of who holds the White House. This is why exceptionalism always wins
Paging Noam Chomsky: Our horrific, brutal ally gets a cozy meeting with the State Department
Ben Norton
Shocker: They share a border with Afghanistan, have natural gas reserves -- and likely torture political prisoners.
Must-see: Larry Wilmore’s epic Jeb Bush takedown: “It’s as if his head can’t contain the bullsh*t”
Sarah Burris
It's what happened after 9/11 that matters? "Afghanistan, Iraq, Patriot Act, Gitmo, waterboarding, ISIS..."
Benghazi is a Fox News farce: What the witch hunt reveals about the right’s most cherished lies
Bob Cesca
The conservative movement loves a grand story. And it's not about to let the facts get in the way of this one
Donald Trump is destroying Jeb Bush: Why his 9/11 gambit could be the last straw
Heather Digby Parton
Donald Trump is blaming Jeb's big brother for 9/11. And Jeb, for his part, is responding in miserable form
How America is eternally “caught off guard” in the Middle East
Tom Engelhardt
The United States has 1,500 analysts in the Middle East. What are they actually doing?
America enabled radical Islam: How the CIA, George W. Bush and many others helped create ISIS
Abdel Bari Atwan
We have tried to harness the power of radical Islam for our own interests for decades. ISIS is partially on America
Howard Zinn: “The American Empire has always been a bipartisan project”
Howard Zinn
In a 2008 essay, Zinn discusses what the classroom didn't teach him about American imperialism
Donald Trump has no qualms blaming George W. Bush for 9/11: “Say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time”
Sophia Tesfaye
“He was president, okay? Blame him or don’t blame him, but he was president"
Paranoid rise of the militant right: Inside the growing threat of domestic extremism
Heather Digby Parton
The DOJ has announced plans to focus more resources on domestic extremists. What's motivating this violent fringe?
There’s a new Edward Snowden: Terrifying abuses of drone program exposed by anonymous government whistleblower
Jack Mirkinson
The Intercept has published a cache of highly classified document, casting a harsh new light on American militarism
The resurrection of the “liberal”: How the right tried to destroy American liberalism — and how it came back from the dead
Heather Digby Parton
The most amazing thing about this week's debate: The frontruners were actually embracing progressive ideals
George W. Bush owns this mess: Iraq, Afghanistan and the history we’re doomed to repeat
Andrew J. Bacevich
First came Fallujah. Now there is Kunduz. America's Global War on Terror has been a disaster since its inception
Bernie Sanders has already won: He’s not only gaining on Hillary, he’s pushing her the right direction
H.A. Goodman
Sanders has won the Democratic debate because on Keystone and TPP, he has finally made Clinton a Democrat
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