President Trump surprised his audience at the National Space Council yesterday when he announced that he would create a new "Space Force" to be "separate but equal" to the US Air Force. Congress must act to create a new branch of military service, but will the power...
The US Doesn’t Need a ‘Space Force’
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Trump announced that he is ordering the creation of a “Space Force” as a new branch of the military. Among other problems with this proposal is that creating a new branch is entirely unnecessary:But the idea...
Did Washington Just Bomb Syrian Government Troops?
The State Department has warned the Syrian government not to liberate territory in the southwest of the country from the hold of ISIS and al-Qaeda, but the Syrian government has persisted in building up troops for a liberation. This morning, a mysterious attack on...
William J. Astore’s Thoughts on a Saturday Afternoon
Weekends are a good time to sit back, reflect, and think. Here are a few ideas I’ve been thinking about:1. Remember 9/11/2001? Of course you do. Almost everyone back then seemed to compare it to Pearl Harbor, another date that would live in infamy – and that was...
Rep. Ro Khanna Says Fellow Democrats Should Support Diplomacy With North Korea
On Monday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), joined by 14 fellow Democratic United States House of Representatives members, sent a letter to President Donald Trump supporting Trump pursuing diplomacy and “incremental progress” with North Korea. The letter also expresses concern...
Does the Burns/Novick Vietnam Documentary Deserve an Emmy?
Emmy nominations are ongoing. Veterans For Peace recently announced it will place this full-page ad in Variety urging an Emmy not be awarded to the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary, The Vietnam War. The Hollywood Reporter has refused to run the ad. Here, Vietnam...
Veterans Applaud Progress for Peace in Korea
Veterans For Peace is absolutely delighted that peace is breaking out on the Korean Peninsula. We congratulate the Korean people, who cried out for peace and unity, and we applaud their leaders, who listened and acted courageously. The joint statement from the...
Save Yemen’s Children: Heartbreaking Messages From Yemen’s Children to US Senators
From Avaaz:
The US-Backed Assault on Yemeni Port Has Started
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.ABC News reports on the start of the Saudi coalition’s attack on the port of Hodeidah:As many as 22 million people – three-quarters of Yemen’s population – could be at risk of losing access to...
Trump’s Giving Diplomacy a Chance. His Critics Should, Too.
Some critics have knocked President Trump for making “too many concessions” to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the historic Singapore Summit – the first-ever meeting between a U.S. president and North Korean leader.Trump’s foreign policy...


