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Middle East
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The Late Triumph of the Bush-Bin Laden Dance
Osama Bin Laden explicitly described his terror tactics as drawing the US, and the West generally, into an endless war.
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Pull the E-Brake on Perpetual US War in the Middle East
Is it sensible, and in the US national interest, to support ever-deepening intervention in the Middle East?
Lebanon: The Forgotten Front
While the world's attention has been focused on the combined efforts of Arab and US forces attacking “Islamic State” positions in Iraq and Syria, there is unfolding in Lebanon, …
CIA-Vetted Syrian Rebels Battling Islamic State Say Airstrikes Haven’t Helped
For rebels it is a two-front war.
Another War, Another Evil: Haven’t We Learned That the Devil Cannot Be Slain?
The public is sold the idea of the need for violence to cure the world's ills, despite our responsibility for creating those ills.
Peace Statement Opposing US Bombing of Iraq and Syria
We wish to see a US foreign policy based on true humanitarianism and real diplomacy based on mutual respect, guided by international law, and dedicated to human rights and …
What Role Is Turkey Playing in the War Against ISIS?
The U.S. has begun its bombing campaign in Syria, ostensibly against the Islamic State, only a year after a failed effort by President Obama to initiate a bombing campaign …
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Attacking J Street Won’t Bring Justice for Palestinians
Take issue with J Street, which supported strikes on Gaza, but any plausible vision for a future progressive victory includes J Street in the winner's circle.
Nationalist Illusions
After thousands of years of bloody wars among contending tribes, regions, and nations, is it finally possible to dispense with the chauvinist ideas of the past?
Obama’s No-Win War on ISIS
Obama's constant Middle East flip-flops have made it difficult to keep allies.