Danny Sjursen (page 2)

Danny Sjursen, a TomDispatch regular, is a retired U.S. Army major and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now lives in Lawrence, Kansas. He has written a memoir of the Iraq War, "Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge." His forthcoming book, "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War," will be published in September. Follow him on Twitter at @SkepticalVet and check out his podcast "Fortress on a Hill."

Syria Yarmouk Ruins
U.S. policy is responsible for insider attacks at war Danny Sjursen
Donald Trump
War and the imperial presidency Danny Sjursen
Donald Trump
President Trump and his appointment of the dolls of militarism Danny Sjursen
Donald Trump
Trump’s national defense strategy Danny Sjursen
The war that never ends (for the U.S. Military High Command) Danny Sjursen
Barack Obama; Donald Trump
Three administrations, one standard playbook Danny Sjursen
World Trade Center
How the U.S. could have changed the world for the better Danny Sjursen
An US soldier waits in front of a tank type 'M1A2 SEP'
Congress’s romance with cowardice Danny Sjursen
The empire comes home, and every city is a battlefield Danny Sjursen
Afghanistan US Generals Report
Worth dying for? Danny Sjursen
Army Suicide Attempts
The folly of the next Afghan “surge” Danny Sjursen
Donald Trump, H.R. McMaster
There's a problem with trusting the generals to handle war Danny Sjursen
The Week That Was In Middle East Photo Gallery
How do we lose the next war in the Middle East? The short answer: Fight it! Danny Sjursen
US Iraq Military
The surge delusion is dangerous in the “go big” military era of Donald Trump Danny Sjursen
Poland US Military
Mission unaccomplished, 15 years later: The misuse of American military power, the Middle East in chaos Danny Sjursen