Category Archives: Iraq

The Master of Humility Shifts the Iraq War Goalposts

Posted on May 21, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Very humbly, of course. Recently, David Brooks scribbled a mea culpa about his support for the Iraq War that was heavy on the mea and very light on the culpa. While many people have taken apart Brooks‘ column, there’s one … Continue reading →

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Why Did Obama Even Give Robert Kagan the Time of Day?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

As opposed to telling that horribly wrong warmonger to go fuck himself? From Robert Parry, who years ago broke much of the Iran-Contra story (boldface mine): Prominent neocons, including Nuland’s husband Robert Kagan, a co-founder of the Project for the … Continue reading →

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When Will We Admit We Have ‘Lost’?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Regarding Syraqistan, a while ago, I defined the word insanity as the U.S foreign and military policy establishment (boldface added): Over the last 20 years, every time (with one exception) we have intervened militarily (and airstrikes are an intervention–just ask … Continue reading →

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Even ISIL Has Beloved Idiot Nephews

Posted on December 27, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Despite the horrific ideology and actions of the ISI (also known as Islamic State, ISIS, or ISIL), they can be just as corrupt as the rest of us infidels (boldface mine): If that seems like a great deal of work … Continue reading →

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Even If You Think We Should ‘Defeat ISIS’, What Makes You Think We Can?

Posted on October 5, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I argued that, regardless of what one might think about the need to intervene in Iraq and Syria to stop ISIS, our foreign policy establishment/national security apparatus has had a dismal record of failure in the Middle … Continue reading →

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Fearing the Middle Eastern Version of Lord’s Resistance Army: ISIS Is Comin’ to Getcha?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

It goes without saying that ISIS (or ISIL, or IS, or Islamic State…) are vile. But as Gary Brecher notes, they’re a lot more like the LRA than the Taliban circa 2000–locally monstrous, but hardly a tide sweeping across…well, much … Continue reading →

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Drone Strikes As a Failure of DHS

Posted on September 30, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the reasons we are conducting air attacks in Iraq and Syria is because of a group called Khorasan, which is supposed to be planning nefarious evil doings against the ‘homeland.’ Unfortunately, it seems Khorasan might be a bit, … Continue reading →

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We Are a Nation of Stupids: The ISIS Is Comin’ to Getcha Edition

Posted on September 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

File this under “We’re doomed” (boldface mine): “He should have had troops in there a while ago,” Mr. Taylor, 47, a carpenter, said. “To me, it just seems like he kind of protects the Muslim people.” Admittedly, one should be … Continue reading →

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The Definition of Insanity, Also Known As the U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment

Posted on September 16, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

The old saw “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results” certainly applies to our Middle East foreign policy. Regarding the increasing drumbeat for another war in Iraq, Lance Mannion asks: Should we do … Continue reading →

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From the Ashes, the War Hawks Rise Again: It’s Always About Them

Posted on September 3, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

As the drumbeat to do something about the militant group ISIS gets louder, it’s worth remembering the run up to the context in which ISIS arose–the aftermath of our failed conquest of Iraq. A key factor, then and now, was … Continue reading →

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