More than five years after the Bush administration’s March 2003 illegal and immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq, many of the Americans who initially were duped into supporting this worst of U. S. foreign policy blunders are finally beginning to recognize the wisdom of the cliché, “It’s always easier to start a war than end it.” That cliché has proven to be especially applicable to the current Bush administration, because it launched a war of choice without formulating a plan (called Phase IV in military parlance) about what to do after Saddam Hussein’s regime was toppled. According to Army historian, Maj. Isaiah Wilson, even as late as 1 May 2004 (more than a year into the occupation) there was “no single … Read entire article »

Do you remember the assault against NAFTA leveled by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as they campaigned for votes in Ohio? Remember how one tried to outdo the other with promises to Ohio’s blue collar workers to revisit, perhaps reopen, that trade agreement, in order to make changes that would level the playing field for American workers and farmers? Well, Hillary’s rhetoric helped her to win the Buckeye State, although it rang opportunistic to many who remembered her support for NAFTA during her husband’s presidency. But, now – after defeating Hillary and after becoming the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for President – we’ve learned that Senator Obama’s rhetoric on NAFTA was just as insincere as Hillary’s. In his recent interview with … Read entire article »