U.S. in Conflict
The U.S. is involved in an unprecedented number of conflicts around the globe.
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March 27, 2013 | Posted in Idea Forum, Iraq, NewHomeSlider, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
And now for some lighter reading, check out the latest from genius blogger Roy Edroso, from his excellent weekly series "Exploring the Right-Wing Blogophere" at the Village Voice: Rightbloggers Not Having a Great "Happy 10th Anniversary Iraq War" Party. Last …
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Tagged Apologies, Being Wrong, Conservatives, Daniel Pipes, Iraq, Liberals, Media, Rightbloggers, Roy Edroso, Village Voice, Warbloggers |A Reason for the US Military Expansion into Africa – Fabius Maximus
March 3, 2013 | Posted in Idea Forum, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
After a period of disengagement, a decade ago the USA began expanding militarily into Africa. What is this expansion's strategic purpose? Is it simply about access to African resources and markets? Is it a symptom of mission creep in the …
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Tagged Africa, AFRICOM, China, Grand Strategy, USA |Does History Repeat Itself? – Part 2 – A Drone Base in Saudi Arabia
February 24, 2013 | Posted in Idea Forum, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Recently the Washington Post revealed, in an article about the confirmation hearings of CIA-director-designate John Brennan, that the US has had a drone aircraft base in Saudi Arabia for approximately two years *. This revelation seems to have passed without …
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Blowback, Drones, Failure to Learn, Saudi Arabia, Stupidity, The Long War, Yemen |Does History Repeat Itself?
February 19, 2013 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Forum, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Does American military history repeat itself? Is there a similarity between the American war in Vietnam and the American-led NATO occupation of Afghanistan? Both operations are an American or majority-American force occupying a relatively undeveloped nation, and fighting against a …
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cambodia, Colonialism, Drones, Imperialism, pakistan, USA, Vietnam |‘No one really cares’: US deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 in ‘forgotten’ war
September 24, 2012 | Posted in Afghanistan, The Issues | Leave a comment
After 11 years, 2000 American deaths, and over 50,000 Afghans dead, the longest war in U.S. history still rages on. This article begs the question… Does anyone really care? KABUL, Afghanistan – It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." …
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