War links
Dutch troops use very restrained tactics in Afghanistan.
Arguing that House Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Syria showed up the lack of an Administration Syrian policy.
The British sailors were put through a mock execution. Iran’s revolutionary liberals. Freed Iranian diplomat claims he was tortured. Suggesting alternatives exist to deal with the Iranian regime that don’t involve surrender or war. Arguing that Iran has the West’s measure. Suggesting that Iran actually “blinked” first and Western current strategy may be working. Iran’s nuclear program continues to advance.
Looking at Lebanon and Hezbollahland: "Of course what Israel did wasn't good," Said said. "They only care about themselves. Hizbullah doesn't pay taxes, so the rest of us have to pay for all the infrastructure the Israelis destroyed." Examining Lebanon and seeking hope over hate: I had to grudgingly admire this clever way of waging war against modern Western armies, when the combination of our precision munitions, a media that treats Western militaries with skepticism, and the expectation of morally perfect warfare have made civilian casualties one of the most dominant points of contention in warfare … In fact, Hezbollah was trying to provoke Israeli bombardment so that both human lives and infrastructure would be destroyed, and the Party of God could enjoy the resulting moral absolution … it put up a billboard on the border, facing into Israel, which shows the severed head of an IDF soldier, captioned: Sharon, don’t forget. Your soldiers are still in Lebanon.
Kurdistan is the example of how things have very much worked post-Saddam where there is the underlying social consensus. A look at the Pershmerga, the Kurdish Army,
A case which illustrates how old-fashioned interrogation techniques work just fine in extracting information.
Arguing that disbanding the Iraqi Army was the correct decision. About the issue of mistakes in the Iraq war generally. An Iraqi insider has released a book extremely critical of the details and implementation of policy in Iraq. Wrestling with the ambivalence of Iraq. About the slow betrayal of those Iraqis who most believed in the US. Sen McCain now says he misspoke on the safety of Baghdad. A Shi’a leader apparently calls for attacks on American forces but not Iraqis. Iraq conflict and Washington politics operate on rather different time scales.
Arguing that House Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Syria showed up the lack of an Administration Syrian policy.
The British sailors were put through a mock execution. Iran’s revolutionary liberals. Freed Iranian diplomat claims he was tortured. Suggesting alternatives exist to deal with the Iranian regime that don’t involve surrender or war. Arguing that Iran has the West’s measure. Suggesting that Iran actually “blinked” first and Western current strategy may be working. Iran’s nuclear program continues to advance.
Looking at Lebanon and Hezbollahland: "Of course what Israel did wasn't good," Said said. "They only care about themselves. Hizbullah doesn't pay taxes, so the rest of us have to pay for all the infrastructure the Israelis destroyed." Examining Lebanon and seeking hope over hate: I had to grudgingly admire this clever way of waging war against modern Western armies, when the combination of our precision munitions, a media that treats Western militaries with skepticism, and the expectation of morally perfect warfare have made civilian casualties one of the most dominant points of contention in warfare … In fact, Hezbollah was trying to provoke Israeli bombardment so that both human lives and infrastructure would be destroyed, and the Party of God could enjoy the resulting moral absolution … it put up a billboard on the border, facing into Israel, which shows the severed head of an IDF soldier, captioned: Sharon, don’t forget. Your soldiers are still in Lebanon.
Kurdistan is the example of how things have very much worked post-Saddam where there is the underlying social consensus. A look at the Pershmerga, the Kurdish Army,
A case which illustrates how old-fashioned interrogation techniques work just fine in extracting information.
Arguing that disbanding the Iraqi Army was the correct decision. About the issue of mistakes in the Iraq war generally. An Iraqi insider has released a book extremely critical of the details and implementation of policy in Iraq. Wrestling with the ambivalence of Iraq. About the slow betrayal of those Iraqis who most believed in the US. Sen McCain now says he misspoke on the safety of Baghdad. A Shi’a leader apparently calls for attacks on American forces but not Iraqis. Iraq conflict and Washington politics operate on rather different time scales.