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Tag: 2003 invasion of Iraq

Posted inIran, Middle East, United States, World

Be wary of Trump’s desire for war with Iran

by Jonathan Gornall June 14, 2019February 18, 2020

First four ships are sabotaged at anchor off the UAE port of Fujairah. Now, a month later, two more oil tankers are attacked about 100 kilometers off Fujairah. If this were a movie, we’d be witnessing the set-up scenes in which powerful forces are spiraling inexorably toward a major conflict. But this isn’t a movie, […]

Posted inMiddle East

Iraq’s crackdown could trigger a civil war

by Eric Keels and Angela D. Nichols February 23, 2019February 18, 2020
US tanks pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq. Photo: US Air Force/John L Houghton
Posted inUnited States, World

America’s lost wars: overfunded, overhyped, and always over there

by William Astore January 31, 2019
Posted inMiddle East, South Asia

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by Hasan Alhasan January 30, 2019January 30, 2019

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