Posts Tagged ‘James Mattis’
Living in the World of the Late John Frankenheimer
As Garrison Keillor warned two years ago, it appears that it will get worse before it gets worse.
Read MoreDonald Trump: Finally Caught Crossing A Red Line
Donald Trump has crossed many red lines over the past three and a half years, but he has finally crossed one that could cost him politically. The trappings of his fascist march to St. John’s Episcopal Church and his blasphemous display of a bible (held backwards and upside down) in front of the church have elicited significant criticism, including from the highest military and civilian leaders of the Pentagon.
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The United States and the Middle East: the Politics of Miscalculation
Biden also should have known that he can’t have it both ways by criticizing the illegal and immoral Russian invasion of Ukraine while being complicit in the illegal and immoral Israeli war in Gaza.
The Atlantic Joins the Chorus of Fear
More time should be devoted to the study of diplomatic history in order to examine precedents for improving bilateral relations. Fear is driving us toward arms races; diplomacy could drive us to arms control and disarmament as well as a more stable international environment.