Escalation in Iran Would Be Madness

Seth Cropsey makes another deranged appeal for escalation against Iran: Mr. Trump’s objective shouldn’t be to bluff the Iranians out. Instead it should be to demonstrate that if push comes to shove, the U.S. will commit to an overwhelming confrontation that breaks the...

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Not One Dime for Aggression

The Pentagon is requesting $200 billion in war funding for the ongoing illegal assault on Iran: The Pentagon has formally moved to secure a staggering $200 billion supplemental budget to sustain ongoing military operations against Iran. According to a report by the...

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Defund the War

After a lot of throat clearing, Chuck Hagel and Leon Panetta come up with the wrong answer: There are four actions that Congress should take. It should approve a war powers resolution authorizing the war, take the time to evaluate any request for additional funding...

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Attacking Iran’s Power Plants Would Be Despicable

The president threatened Iran with more attacks on their civilian infrastructure today: U.S. ​President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait ‌of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation...

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Not One Dime for Aggression

The Pentagon is requesting $200 billion in war funding for the ongoing illegal assault on Iran: The Pentagon has formally moved to secure a staggering $200 billion supplemental budget to sustain ongoing military operations against Iran. According to a report by the...

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The Iran War’s Terrible Effects

The Iran war is a regional war in a way that previous reckless U.S. interventions were not, and it is having global effects. The Iran war is already wider and more damaging to international peace and security in its first three weeks than the Iraq war was in its early...

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