Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway review the preposterous legal “arguments” in support of yesterday’s illegal attack. Here they address the erroneous claim that the attack was justified under...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The illegal attack on Syria that the Trump administration has been threatening for the last week has started:President Trump ordered a military attack against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, joining allies...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Isabel Hardman reports on how the Syria intervention debate is developing in Britain:Theresa May is holding an emergency Cabinet meeting today on how to respond to the latest chemical weapons attack in Syria. Already...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway explain at length why an attack on Syria would be illegal: Bottom line: If you support the coming air strike in Syria, you are supporting a rationale that allows the president to use air...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.To get some idea of what John Bolton will tell Trump about Syria, it is useful to revisit an old Bolton op-ed from a few years ago. It may give us some clues about the position he’ll take on Syria today, and it is...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Max Boot rails against the possibility that our illegal, unnecessary war in Syria might come to an end:If the United States leaves both Syria and Iraq, it will be an incalculable windfall for Iran, a rogue state that...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative February 28, 2018.Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz spells out what the nuclear deal with Iran does and what withdrawing from it would mean:Conversely, if Trump withdraws the United States from the agreement, with...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative February 28, 2018.Robin Wright reviews Bolton’s awful record, including his enthusiasm for the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK):Bolton has also long backed a cultlike Iranian opposition group, the Mujahideen-e Khalq, or...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal has distinguished itself for promoting pro-Saudi and pro-Emirati propaganda about the war on Yemen, gushing over Mohammed bin Salman, and for credulous reporting on the war and the humanitarian...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Zaid Jilani reports that the U.S. military has no idea what missions are carried out in Yemen by the coalition planes that they refuel:In a surprising admission on Tuesday, the head of U.S. Central Command – which...
