Posts Tagged ‘Iraq War’
December 12, 2016
Reflections on the Obama Presidency: (3) The Price of Moderation
(This is the third of four linked reflections. The first is available herei, and the second likewiseii) When examining the gap between promise and performance in the Obama years, the bit that isn’t the Republican Party’s fault is the bit that is Obama’s. And there is one – certainly from a progressive point of view […] read more »
Posted in home, Observing Obama in Real Time, The Progressive Case Stalled, US Blog |
March 9, 2015
Weighing the Arguments on U.S. Military Action against ISIS
In an earlier posting, the case was made that what we desperately need in contemporary America is a national conversation about the appropriate direction of our foreign policy, and about the adverse impact on conditions at home of excessive military activity overseas.1 As the military campaign against ISIS builds in both Syria and Iraq, […] read more »
Posted in home, US Blog |
