For many younger Americans, this is the first U.S. war in the Middle East. Here’s how we got here.
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Time to End the American-Israeli Alliance
Alliances are built on shared interests. Those do not exist here.
Gavin Newsom—GAVIN NEWSOM!—Calls Israel ‘Sort of an Apartheid State’
And calls for stopping U.S. military aid to the nation.
Can Congress Stop Mad King Trump’s Mad War on Iran?
With Republicans in charge, probably not.
Trump’s Senseless Waste in Iran
Aircraft carriers and stealth bombers are expensive to use.
The Blowback From an Unpopular Iran War
Trump’s Iran campaign may have the surprising effect of putting foreign policy back into the hands of American voters.
Democrats Already Jostling to Oppose Trump’s War on Iran
In North Carolina, primary challenger Nida Allam is betting that the most credible critic of the latest joint Trump-Israel war will win.
Iraq, Iran, Irate
Saddam Hussein and Iran’s ayatollahs were horrendous leaders who inflicted horrors on their subjects, but neither posed a threat to the United States, despite claims that both were developing nuclear weapons.
What the Possibility of War Is Like for an Iranian-American
The convergence of the two authoritarian republics is unmistakable.
Will Trump Attack Iran?
It’s a far less promising military gambit than Venezuela, but Trump today is more desperate for a distraction.

