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BOOKS | Charles Glass’s ‘Syria Burning: A Short History of a Catastrophe’
As civil wars go, this one is especially unforgiving and brutal, made worse by bitter historic ethnic, religious, and tribal rivalries and proxy wars. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | May 25, 2016 [Syria Burning: A Short History … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Charles Glass, Middle East History, Murray Polner, Rag Bloggers, Syria, Syria Burning, Syrian Civil War
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There are alternatives to more war in Iraq
To reject the ‘Long War’ doctrine, the American Left first has to understand it. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | August 16, 2014 Hillary Clinton’s flapping of her hawkish wings only intensifies the pressure on President Barack Obama … Continue reading
Marilyn Katz : A Different Path for Syria, and Hopefully for Chicago
And for Chicago? A different path for Syria Will U.S. diplomacy in Syria carve a new path towards peace at home and abroad? By Marilyn Katz / The Rag Blog / September 19, 2013 CHICAGO — The example of our … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Chicago, Diplomacy, Gun Violence, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Harry Targ : Revisiting ‘American Exceptionalism’
Beacon to the world? Image from Wikimedia Commons. Was Putin right? Revisiting ‘American exceptionalism’ A better future and the survival of the human race require us to realize, as Paul Robeson suggested, that what is precious about humanity is not … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Masters of War’ Target Syria
“Masters of War.” Art from Society of Wood Engravers. U.S. foreign policy: The ‘Masters of War’ are firmly in control Diplomacy and fairly negotiated economic agreements have taken a back seat to violent military action as the primary way to … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Drop Gas Masks, Not Bombs
Think out of the box. Digital art by Neho / deviantART. Act out of the box: Drop gas masks, not bombs Use the power of the U.S. in nonviolent, non-military, nonlethal ways to counter Assad’s (or the rebels’) possible use … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Cruise Missile Morality
Tomahawk cruise missile launched from the Navy destroyer USS Halsey during a 2007 test. Image from U.S. Navy / NBC News. Here they go again: Cruise missile morality If one examines the overall policy of Washington towards Syria over the … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Onward, Through the Fog of War
Syrian refugees in Arsaal, Lebanon, on the Syrian border. Photo by Ed Ou / NYT. Enter Obama:Onward, through the fog of war There will be no progressive secular government in Syria after the bloodshed ends. Indeed, there may not even … Continue reading
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Tagged Middle East, Ron Jacobs, Syria, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Imperialism, U.S. Military
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Harry Targ : Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Again!
Smoke from fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, December 1, 2012. Photo by Javier Manzano / AFP / Getty Images. One more time:Waist deep in the Big Muddy The case is clear that increasing the United States’ military … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, Harry Targ, Libyan Intervention, Middle East, Syria, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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Jack A. Smith : Obama, China, and the Middle East
Samantha Powers, Susan Rice (“two cats among pigeons”), and President Obama. Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP. Foreign policy pivot?Obama, China, and the Middle East Obama has transferred the brunt of U.S. foreign/military policy away from the Middle East and … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Obama Foreign Policy, Samantha Power, Susan Rice, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Military, Xi Jinping
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