Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Saudi coalition planes bombed the area next to a girls’ school in Sanaa earlier today, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens more:At least eleven schoolgirls have been killed by an explosion at a warehouse in...
The Committee for Responsible Foreign Policy put on a panel presentation to US Senators, staffers, and others on April 2, 2019 at the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Office Building. The speakers included Sen. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Tom...
Today the House of Representatives passed SJRes7, to stop the US from continuing to support the Saudi war against Yemen. The bill now goes to President Trump's desk. Trump has indicated he will veto this historic bill. President Trump is known to change his mind....
If NATO were a person, it would be five years past retirement age. In fact NATO should have retired back in the early 1990s when its reason for existence – the Warsaw Pact – ceased to exist. Instead, new missions had to be created and new enemies had to be made to...
MEMORANDUM FOR: The PresidentFROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)SUBJECT: Avoiding War with Russia over VenezuelaMr. President:Your Administration’s policies regarding Venezuela appear to be on a slippery slope that could take us toward war...
Should middle America be thankful for all the "jobs" provided by the military in areas like the National Guard? That's the argument of some pro-war progressives. It's dead wrong. The massive military budget is driven by the idea that "debt doesn't matter" - a false...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Secretary of State issued a terse, woefully inadequate message about the floods in Iran, and used most of the message to pin blame for the disaster on Iran:On behalf of the American people, we offer our condolences...
Roots Action held a news conference today on “NATO and U.S. Foreign Policy: Dangers Ahead.” Speakers: Matthew Hoh: Former State Department official, diplomat in Afghanistan and U.S. Marines company commander in Iraq Ann Wright: Retired U.S. Army Colonel and diplomat...
In an extraordinary Breitbart profile, progressive US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) outlines the broad-based and bi-partisan peace coalition he is working to build to end the trillions wasted on wars and interventions overseas. Will the neocons try to strangle this baby in...
Sanctions are the foreign policy of choice for the United States. There are sanctions on sanctions and sub-sanctions. Sanctions on countries, companies, individuals, and more. While we have long argued that sanctions never work and only make life miserable for...
