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Tag: David Petraeus

Posted inOpinion

France, US losing civilian control of their militaries

by James Carden July 28, 2021August 1, 2021

The sensitive question of civilian control of the armed forces is one that Western nations such as the United States and France must continue to confront so long as they wish to be considered functioning democracies.  The principle of civilian control has been challenged in very public ways over the past few months. This spring, […]

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 inAT+

Dumbing it away

by Spengler November 21, 2014September 2, 2020
Posted inAT+

General Petraeus’ Thirty Years War

by Spengler May 4, 2010August 25, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

My militia is more untouchable than yours

by Pepe Escobar April 18, 2008June 19, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

Evil Iran, the new al-Qaeda

by Pepe Escobar April 10, 2008June 22, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

Shocked, awed and left to rot

by Pepe Escobar March 20, 2008June 19, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

Iraq call an air strike

by Pepe Escobar November 10, 2007June 22, 2020
Posted inThe Roving Eye

Double-crossing in Kurdistan

by Pepe Escobar November 2, 2007May 6, 2020

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