by Daniel Larison | Nov 7, 2019 | News
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.A new AP report calls attention to the illegality of the U.S. military mission in Syria:President Donald Trump has approved an expanded military mission to secure an expanse of oil fields across eastern Syria, raising a...
by Daniel Larison | Oct 28, 2019 | News
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The Pentagon used the president’s fixation on plunder to get him to agree to maintaining a U.S. military presence in Syria:A US official with knowledge of operations in Syria said that Trump’s interest in...
by Daniel Larison | Sep 18, 2019 | News
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Trump announced the selection of his fourth National Security Advisor:President Trump announced Wednesday that Robert O’Brien, the special envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department, will be his next national...
by Edward Curtin | Jul 25, 2019 | News
As I sit on the small balcony on the top floor of an old house in the working class neighborhood of Alfama in Lisbon, Portugal, it is early evening, the time for wine and voices wafting on the fragrant breeze through the twisting cobble-stoned streets. The National...
by Daniel Larison | Jul 24, 2019 | News
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Joe Sestak, a retired admiral and one of the many 2020 Democratic candidates for president, makes a solid case in favor of rejoining the JCPOA and against war with Iran:Having served in the military, I know that...
