That was quick.On Monday, 30 House Democrats representing the Congressional Democratic Caucus, sent a letter to President Biden to initiate negotiations to end the Russo Ukraine war. “We urge you to pair the military and economic support the United States has...
Unhappy 20th Anniversary Iraq War AUMF
October 16, 2002 was a sorrowful day in American history. Twenty years ago today Congress voted an AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force) greenlighting the immoral, illegal and criminal Iraq war, begun five months later.Besides a couple hundred thousand Iraqis...
Former Joint Chief’s Chair Tells Biden: ‘Negotiate Ukraine War’s End Now’
Sometimes top military warriors tell US war presidents the painful truth.That happened yesterday when retired admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, urged President Biden to begin negotiations to end...
Biden References 1962 Nuclear Crisis While Ignoring Its Lessons
In a rare mention of foreign policy on the campaign trail, President Biden told a Democratic fundraiser that risk of nuclear war is the highest since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.Biden was referring to Russian President Putin’s threat to use tactical nukes...
Chicago Tribune Pitches Perpetual Proxy War in Ukraine
Daniel DePetris’ Tribune commentary ‘Forget about diplomacy. Putin’s annexation guarantees a longer war’ is a masterwork in disinformation and misdirection. It frames Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions, Donetsk, Luhansk,...
Chicago Tribune Commentary on ‘West vs. the Rest’ Reflects Trib‘s Long Overdue Ukraine War Pivot
The Chicago Tribune finally acknowledged one inconvenient truth about the Russo Ukraine war. Outside of the US, Canada and Western Europe, the rest of the world either ignores it, or even supports Russian intervention in Ukraine.Its foreign affairs columnist Daniel...
Why Are Progressive Dems Supporting US Proxy War Against Russia?
Russia’s February 24 invasion was an unnecessary, criminal war.But so was America’s 14 year campaign to weaken Russia through proxy war.How? By encouraging NATO membership for Ukraine since back in 2008. Worse, by helping Ukrainian ultranationalists depose...
Chicago Tribune Putin Editorial Is Both Wishful Thinking and Dangerous Denial
Its title is long and hyperbolic: “Putin talks menacingly of nukes. These are desperate threats from a despot on the ropes.”Unfortunately, the Trib is engaged in wishful thinking that Ukraine is winning while Russia is losing the Russo Ukraine war. That...
War With Russia, China, Iran: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The US is locked in endless proxy war with Russia over Ukraine.The US is locked in rapid escalation with China leading to possible war over Taiwan.The US is locked in a collision course with Iran over their imaginary nuclear program that could blow up the Middle...
Chicago Tribune Should Be Careful What It Wishes For: Protracted Proxy War With a Nuclear Ending
The Trib’s editorial: "Ukraine’s counteroffensive succeeds" is positively ecstatic about the Ukraine counteroffensive retaking their Kharkiv Region.The Chicago Tribune uses this singular victory in the 7 month Russian offensive as foreshadowing a...
