Do you doubt for a moment that he’d do it? Do you doubt for a moment that he’d go to that level? Would you trust him not to do it? We bore witness to “Operation Urgent Fury” in 1983, “Operation Just Cause” in 1989, “Operation Desert Storm” in 1991 and “Operation Iraqi Freedom” in 2003. […]
Iraq War
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Master of War: The Threat of Trumped-Up Military Action
Are we doomed to repeat history? With so much covfefe coming out of the White House these days, it’s easy to forget the last time 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was occupied by shameless liars, and the ramifications of such recklessness. This month marks an ignoble anniversary in this regard, with lessons that are still important today. […]
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The Other Main Obstacle to Single Payer
Last week, Nancy LeTourneau accurately observed: There’s been some chatter lately among liberals that the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee will likely run on a platform that includes a commitment to single payer health insurance. While that would be appealing to a lot of people for a whole host of reasons, it doesn’t take into consideration […]
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Will Republicans Apologize for Embracing Trump After the 2018 Midterms? They Just Might.
Remember when Republicans used to make fun of Barack Obama for supposedly going on an “apology tour” of foreign countries? This argument was profoundly silly to rational people, which is why it was so popular among right-wingers. The “apology tour” nonsense was little more than an effort to gin up as much hatred as possible […]
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The Fourth Estate Has an Obligation to Question Trump’s Motives in Syria
Last week, after the Washington Post published a bizarre story suggesting that the Trump administration had come around to supporting both a federal value-added tax and a carbon tax, Kevin Drum labeled the story bullpucky: Sure they are. This sounds more like a strategic leak to demonstrate “seriousness” on Trump’s part than anything that’s really […]
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No Mercy
Like Salon’s Heather Digby Parton, I can’t quite understand why any Democrat in his or her right mind would agree to work with Donald Trump on anything that would make the 45th President look good: From my perspective it’s too early to know how to react to this freakish psychopath beyond trying to remain as […]
