War Is Too Easy: Tyranny of the Warmongers

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Making war shouldn’t be this easy. With the Iran War, two men determined America’s attack on Iran, and one was a foreign leader. The latest aggression against Iran is inconceivable without Bibi Netanyahu and...

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William Astore on Trump’s Dream Military

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Today I went on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano to talk about President Trump’s so-called dream military. And at $1.5 trillion (or even higher) in FY 2027, it’s already nightmarishly expensive. What is...

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The Iran Obsession

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I was reading an old Atlantic Monthly from November 2007 and came across this quote: We’ve got to be patient and committed [in Iraq], but we’ve got to multitask… We’ve got to talk about Iran – Iran is more...

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The Gaza Flotilla as Today’s Righteous Gentiles

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Several hundred people (428 people from 40 nations, to be precise) concerned about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza organized a flotilla to bring humanitarian aid to the region. Israel illegally intercepted...

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The Iran War as the Dumbass War

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. It’s increasingly hard to remember how and why America is supposed to go to war. First, war is supposed to be a last resort, not a knee-jerk reaction to Israeli actions. Second, war is supposed to be a...

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William Astore on The Iran Debacle

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The worst of the Iran War may be over, according to this report from NBC News: Oil plunged and markets surged amid a report the U.S. and Iran are nearing a deal to end the war as gas prices jumped past $4.50....

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The Astonishing Influence of Israel

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Every now and then, I get out one of my globes to remind myself of the geography of America’s many distant wars. Here’s a photo I took a couple of days ago: It’s always staggering to ponder how small Israel is...

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The Great Retreat From Germany

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. News out of the Pentagon is that the great retreat from Germany is beginning. Five thousand U.S. troops are being withdrawn at the request of a petulant president who can’t stand criticism of his disastrous...

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