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Republican Senate leadership unable to scuttle debate on U.S. wars
September 13, 2017Rand Paul, libertarian and one-time GOP presidential hopeful, threatened to paralyze the Senate unless Mitch McConnell allowed debate on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Read moreCongressional leaders: “It’s time to wind down this perpetual war”
August 23, 2017“More troops won’t win this war – and ‘killing more terrorists,’ as the president said last night, won’t end terrorism."
Read moreTrump on Afghanistan: Protect profits and to hell with everything else
August 22, 2017By leaving open the door to perpetual war, Trump, like presidents before him, is simply following the money.
Read moreHumanitarian crisis in Yemen; cholera count reaches 500,000
August 21, 2017Yemen needs an influx of aid, not bombs, drones, and Hellfire missiles.
Read moreS. Korean president asserts right to veto U.S. strike on North
August 16, 2017Moon Jae-in vowed to prevent war at any cost—a statement that drew a sharp contrast with President Trump, who has warned of “fire and fury.”
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