"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
I’m conflicted. Yes, Qaddafi is as repulsive and vicious as they come, his son is an elegant sociopath, and they are trying to exterminate their own populace. And imagine, if you will, how the beseiged rebels will feel when the…
Libya no-fly zone, NPR sting, 2012 elections, Afghanistan war, and more. Eric Martin is senior Editor of ProgressiveRealist.org “a metablog about American foreign policy.” With Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, and Josh Mull of Firedoglake & Rethink Afghanistan and myself. Listen…
What are the ramifications of a no fly zone? What happens if they shoot back? Because they will. And why does the Afghanistan War continue when the public clearly opposes it? In the 2012 elections, the challenges from the right…
US sends two warships through Suez. Qadaffi attacking rebels with jets and bombing. While arming the insurgents seems like a good idea in theory, how can it be done without US troops being fired upon? When that happens, the US…
Whether it’s a no-fly zone or something more serious, if Qadiffi loyalists shoot at our jets or troops (and they will) then we will almost certainly invade after bombing them. Because, contrary to the accepted truth that wars can be…