Category Archives: Syria

The ‘Legitimate’ Reason Why Trump Might Have Abandoned the Kurds

Posted on October 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

With Il Trumpe’s utter mishandling of the Kurdish-Turkish conflict (and that’s being generous), more than a few people have asked what’s in this for Trump? That is, how does this policy benefit Trump’s personal interests? Has he been compromised by … Continue reading →

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When Narcissists Warmonger

Posted on April 13, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Based on my experience working for a full-blown narcissist, I noted the following: …he is essentially a full-tilt diva, with the rest of us either as bit, cameo players, or else the audience (or both). One day the script might … Continue reading →

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Evidence of Just How Stupid Our Foreign Policy Establishment Is

Posted on May 28, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

And it’s a resilient establishment–there is a limited range of opinion, and those outside of it don’t last very long. Nearly two years ago, I wrote this about Our Excellent Syrian Intervention (boldface added): Yes, we might be sending a … 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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