Unhappy 20th Anniversary Iraq War AUMF

October 16, 2002 was a sorrowful day in American history. Twenty years ago today Congress voted an AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force) greenlighting the immoral, illegal and criminal Iraq war, begun five months later.Besides a couple hundred thousand Iraqis...

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Little Amal

I was completely taken in by her as she gently tried to turn the great cube at Astor Place on her way to Washington Square park. Surrounded by many others, she had all of us mesmerized by her big eyes, expressive gestures, bending toward and, somehow, embracing each...

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A Most Unconstitutional Military

At 19 years old I, like many other young men, raised my right hand and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. This was 1999, I was still too young to understand the full gravity of the oath I swore and thanks to a government...

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Collateral Damage

In July, 2006, Israel bombed Lebanon. The news released fury and anguish in me that was beyond words. I visualized innocent, helpless babies swimming in their blood as bombs blasted away their lives. I struggled to grasp the needless, wanton destruction of lives,...

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John Mearsheimer Says Support Antiwar.com

Dear Antiwar.com Reader,Countries' governments sometimes pursue foolish foreign policies with disastrous consequences. Liberal democracies are not immune from this danger. I came of age during the Vietnam war, which was one of the greatest strategic blunders in...

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