International Political Will

From the Iraq Study Group Report: A Way Forward - A New Approach, page 73:

“We could, however, support a short-term redeployment or surge of American combat forces to stabilize Baghdad…if the U.S. commander in Iraq determines that such steps would be effective.”

So while Democrats bemoan the president and his newest Iraq plan, taking every opportunity [...]

Admittedly, even before we moved to Japan, I carried with me a couple of stereotypes about the country and the people dealing with food and education.
First, I had the preconceived notion that they ate sushi all the time. I can assure you that while sushi isn’t quite an everyday thing, they definitely have some [...]

Across the Pacific Ocean, and largely isolated from the media blitz of propaganda and fear that is besieging Americans to convince them that Iran is an immediate threat to their existence, the view is much different.
How can US citizens - so angry over the war in Iraq - be so ready to buy into the [...]

There is a disturbing lack of coherent and independent thought surrounding the United States’ confrontation with Iran.
While the current administration cranks up the propaganda to whip up the necessary reactions for war, few, if any, opponents are speaking out. The consensus seems to be that any rhetoric repeated fecklessly by the “liberal” media is [...]

A perverted and twisted love triangle has developed between capitalism, Islamophobia, and the so-called “war on terror,” paving the way for corporations to profit in more than just the defense industry. Any product that can wrap itself in red, white and blue while simultaneously evoking images and memories of Sept. 11, 2001, does so [...]