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Salon.com October 11, 2002 William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
Reason June 2006 |
Hit and Run Blog commentary -- How to Be a Half-Decent Democrat: Can the party of Ted, Al, and Hillary earn the libertarian vote? |
Reason June 2006 |
Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq... |
Parameters Summer 2006 |
Book Reviews Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis. By Jimmy Carter... State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century. By Francis Fukuyama... Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-1945. By Max Hastings... etc. |
Parameters November 2004 Franklin Eric Wester |
Preemption and Just War: Considering the Case of Iraq This article demonstrates that the use of military force by the Bush Administration against the regime of Saddam Hussein does not meet the ethical criteria for "preemptive war" set forth in the classical Just War tradition. |
Salon.com June 18, 2002 Laura Miller |
Before Baghdad burns The author of a new book on Iraq cautions that a U.S. invasion to get rid of Saddam Hussein could be even more dangerous than his weapons of mass destruction. |
Reason January 2003 Mueller & Lindsey |
Should We Invade Iraq? A debate |
Salon.com May 16, 2002 Suzy Hansen |
A little bit at war Wall Street Journal's Max Boot says that, contrary to the Powell doctrine, America can and should fight small wars, build nations and do without an exit strategy... |
Salon.com March 20, 2002 Hadani Ditmars |
Denis Halliday The former head of the U.N.'s humanitarian program in Iraq says an American invasion would be an international crime -- and would make the U.S. even less safe... |
Parameters Winter 2005/2006 Jeffrey Record |
Why the Strong Lose Why has the United States fared consistently well against such powerful enemies as Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and the Soviet Union, but its record against lesser foes is decidedly mixed? |
Salon.com September 6, 2002 Asla Aydintasbas |
The Kurdish dilemma Barham Salih, prime minister of Northern Iraq's Kurdistan regional government, talks about the recent attempt on his life, why he wants a regime change in Baghdad and what should happen in the days after Saddam is deposed. |
Parameters Autumn 2007 Christopher M. Schnaubelt |
Whither the RMA? The present Department of Defense (DOD) focus on technological solutions to increase capabilities may be misguided by a vision of a high-tech Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). |
Parameters Summer 2006 Shawn Brimley |
Tentacles of Jihad: Targeting Transnational Support Networks As the five-year anniversary of the 11 September attacks approaches, America faces an enemy that is both a transnational organization and a growing ideological movement. As long as the war in Iraq continues, more recruits will join the disparate terror networks that feed off the conflict. |
Wired November 27, 2007 Noah Shachtman |
How Technology Almost Lost the War: In Iraq, the Critical Networks Are Social -- Not Electronic A network-centric approach to war allows us to swiftly locate our target and destroy it, but it doesn't allow us to connect with local people to rebuild a city. |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Bruce Nussbaum |
Fighting A New Cold War The U.S. and Europe must commit to a global offensive to defeat terrorism akin to the decades-long battle against communism |
Parameters Summer 2007 Gary L. Guertner |
European Views of Preemption in US National Security Strategy The transatlantic divide over preemption. |
Parameters Summer 2008 Kenneth Payne |
Waging Communication War This article sets out to explore the ramifications of poor communication and lack of support of the population in a modern war. |
Parameters Summer 2005 Christopher M. Ford |
Speak No Evil: Targeting a Population's Neutrality to Defeat an Insurgency Using Iraq as a model, this article seeks to examine the relationship between the people and the insurgency, with the ultimate questions being: What role does the civilian population play in the insurgency, and how can this situation be influenced to achieve success? |
Reason February 2004 Steve Chapman |
Bush's Bad Foreign Policy Unilateralism and remaking the world don't mix. |
Parameters Autumn 2008 William Mcdonough |
Time for a New Strategy The Surge Strategy proposed by George W. Bush in 2007 has accomplished the majority of its goals and now is the time to significantly reduce the US presence in Iraq. |
Reason June 2003 Jesse Walker |
What Next for U.S. Foreign Policy? Power, stability, and the post-Iraq world order: interviews with three men with very different ideas about the emerging world system. |
Parameters Autumn 2006 Michael R. Melillo |
Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small-War Capabilities Unfortunately, it took the tragedy of 9/11 and the challenges posed by an adaptive enemy for the U.S. to realize it was not prepared to fight war on terms other than its own choosing. |
Reason March 2004 Steven Vincent |
Faith, Shame, and Insurgency After visiting Iraq, the author still supports the war -- even more so, in fact. But he is less optimistic now. |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Bruce Nussbaum |
Clark: What's Wrong with U.S. Policy in Iraq His new book, Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire, is, in effect, Clark's campaign manifesto, providing insights into what he believes and what he would do as Commander-in-Chief. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Crock & McNamee |
How Long To "Stay The Course" In Iraq? Approval for the Bush Administration's open-ended commitment to its Iraq mission is eroding. |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 James K. Wither |
British Bulldog or Bush's Poodle? Anglo-American Relations and the Iraq War There are many factors beside Blair's leadership that helped to shape the British government's role in Iraq. This article addresses these issues and places them in historical context. |
Reason March 2, 2006 |
Harry Browne, R.I.P. Blog commentary on Harry Browne, two-time Libertarian Party presidential candidate, who died recently of the effects of a neurological disorder that plagued him suddenly in past months. |
Salon.com October 17, 2002 |
"I'm not sure which planet they live on" Hawks in the Bush administration may be making deadly miscalculations on Iraq, says Gen. Anthony Zinni, Bush's Middle East envoy. |
Parameters Summer 2007 Brian Reed |
A Social Network Approach to Understanding an Insurgency A network analysis of war and insurgency differs markedly from conventional approaches, a fact that might require us to rethink some of our more conventional analytical tools. |
Parameters Spring 2005 Kenneth Payne |
The Media as an Instrument of War The media, in the modern era, are indisputably an instrument of war. This is because winning modern wars is as much dependent on carrying domestic and international public opinion as it is on defeating the enemy on the battlefield. |
Salon.com December 20, 2001 Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
Searcher February 2, 2005 Piper, Ramos |
Blogs of War: A Review of Alternative Sources for Iraq War Information No longer are professional journalists and media conglomerates the exclusive information providers in times of conflict. |
National Defense September 2005 Sandra Erwin |
Defense Dept. Rhetoric Reflects War Frustrations Defense officials know so little about the insurgency American troops are combating in Iraq they decided that detailed information about the enemy, such as its strength and capabilities, is not all that important to winning the war. |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Crock et al. |
That's One Problem Solved Saddam's capture is a big break for the U.S. -- but the road to a stable Iraq remains long and treacherous. |
Salon.com September 24, 2002 Anthony York |
Bush doctrine makes waves overseas International reaction to new policy of preemptive strikes casts a suspicious eye on "imperialist" designs. |
Salon.com September 22, 2001 Anthony York |
How big a war? Hawk Paul Wolfowitz wants the U.S. to attack Iraq. Colin Powell doesn't -- and nobody knows who has Bush's ear... |
Popular Mechanics March 15, 2010 Joe Pappalardo |
Hollywood Fact Check: How Realistic Is Iraq War Film Green Zone? The military conspiracy-thriller Green Zone, a policy debate masquerading as an action movie, has a premise that invites scrutiny. |
Reason March 2002 Matt Welch |
The Politics of Dead Children Have U.S. sanctions against Iraq murdered millions? |
National Defense July 2014 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
What a Difference World Events Make The latest Quadrennial Defense Review was shaped by a rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, but urgent events elsewhere may nullify those assumptions. |
Salon.com August 2, 2002 Anthony York |
The Iraq non-hearings Defense retreads Cap Weinberger and Sandy Berger fail to bring any substance to Washington's aimless war debate. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Crock et al. |
A Most Dangerous Moment Can the U.S. restore order -- and engineer a credible transition to Iraqi sovereignty? How many troops are needed, and how many are available? |
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Glenn Zorpette |
Re-engineering Iraq U.S. and Iraqi officials have spent billions on restoring Iraq's electrical system. So why is Baghdad getting just six hours of electricity a day? |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Bill Park |
Iraq's Kurds and Turkey: Challenges for US Policy The pieces of the jigsaw thrown up by the US-led regime change in Baghdad are yet to hit the ground, and Washington might yet have to reap what it has sown--in Kurdistan in particular. |
Salon.com August 3, 2002 Anthony York |
Crazy like a desert fox Saddam's plea to the U.N. is completely phony. But it could be effective. |
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 |
"You Can't Afford To Let Threats Gather" (extended) Condoleezza Rice on how Bush would address security issues in a second term. |
Salon.com September 24, 2002 Ian Williams |
Bush to Arab world: Drop dead Driven by right-wing ideologues and his own zeal, President Bush has taken Ariel Sharon's side in the Middle East even while plotting a war with Iraq. Foreign policy experts say that's a dangerous combination. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Bruce Nussbaum |
It's Time To Shelve The Rumsfeld Doctrine Denial is rampant in Washington. There is denial that intelligence mistakes were made in the months and years before September 11. There is denial that foreign policy mistakes were made in the runup to the war in Iraq. |
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Iraq: Why The Bombers Won't Win The Day The identities of those who organized the bombings that killed more than 200 people in Karbala and Baghdad on Mar. 2 may be obscure, but their motives are clear.
The bombers want to frighten the Shiites into dialing back their political aspirations, and they want to plunge Iraq into the chaos of a sectarian civil war. |
BusinessWeek September 9, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Tony Blair The former British Prime Minister, whose memoir, A Journey, has drawn protests in Dublin and London, defends the invasion of Iraq |
Reason April 2006 Michael Young |
How Did Iraq Go Wrong? In The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq, by George Packer, liberal hawks blame incompetence but sidestep American narcissism. |