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Paging Sen. Warren and Sen. Markey: Join Rand Paul

September 12, 2017 By jconway 5 Comments

Sen. Rand Paul is entirely right that the AUMF passed right after 9/11 needs to be repealed. It has been the blank check and permission to endless war Rep. Barbara Lee warned us against when she was the lone vote against it in 2001. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: AUMF, ed-markey, Elizabeth Warren, iraq, military, war

Who Is It That Is Confused About ISIS?

April 28, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 26 Comments

Those who are heavily invested in the notion that it is the religion of Islam that is driving much of the terror in Syria and Iraq and beyond will find these new revelations by the German magazine Der Spiegel tough to swallow.Der Spiegel's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Baathist Party, dick-cheney, george-bush, iraq, ISIS, Islamic Terror, obama-administration, Radical Islam, syria

Whatever the Problem, Very Serious People’s Solution is Always More All-Out War

September 9, 2014 By thegreenmiles 2 Comments

The Washington Post editorial board, which Republicans would have you believe is part of our "liberal" media, today demands President Obama lead us into nothing short of all-out, indefinite war in Iraq, Syria, and wherever else war takes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: iraq, ISIS, military, national-security, war

Now We Can Concentrate On How We Welcome Them Home.

October 26, 2011 By jamesboyce 3 Comments

When President Obama re-affirmed his commitment to have all the troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011, my thoughts went to two different groups of veterans and one remarkable project I was recently introduced to. On the Kerry Campaign in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afghanistan, iraq, veterans

On Redistribution, Or, “Afghanistan Peace Dividend Stimulus Lotto? OK!”

May 12, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

They tell us we’re dropping about $10 billion a month in Afghanistan so we can catch that Bin Laden guy...but eventually, we’re gonna catch him, and as soon as we do you can imagine that folks will be wondering why we’re still over there – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afghanistan, congress, economy, environment, green-energy, iraq, labor, medicaid, medicare, pakistan, social-security, somalia, war, War on Drugs, white-house, Yemen

Why allowing war is wrong

March 22, 2011 By kirth 10 Comments

This is why you should not allow rich old men to start wars in your name: "Every single Marine I know goes to Iraq to help," she said. "While I was there that is what I thought. That is why I volunteered. I thought I was going to help the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: humanity, iraq, morality, war

Last US combat troops leave Iraq

August 19, 2010 By Christopher 6 Comments

I'm a little surprised nobody beat me to posting on yesterday's big news.  Now seems at least a somewhat more appropriate time to say "Mission Accomplished" than when the last President tried it.  I wonder if this will at all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: iraq, national

Mac Wants Traction

July 21, 2010 By massmarrier 1 Comment

He seems to us to like the anti-incumbent, giving Dem primary voters a distinct option. The oddly formed 9th runs from South Boston West to Norfolk and South to Plymouth.The electorate is mostly white and white-collar, with a range of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9th-cd, congress, dadt, dalessandro, doma, health-reform, iraq, lynch, massachusetts

What’s the Cost of a Bad Vote?

July 20, 2010 By mac-dalessandro Leave a Comment

(Cross-posted at Open Left.) We all know the statistics.  Over 4,400 American service men and women killed.  Over $730 Billion spent.  Longer than American involvement in World War II, longer than the Civil War, longer than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9th-district, democratic-primary, iraq, ma-09, mac-dalessandro, netroots, progressive, stephen-lynch, u.s.-house-of-representatives, war

Are you a Mac or a Lynch? Take the Quiz (and Get Involved)!

June 30, 2010 By mac-dalessandro 6 Comments

There are a number of ways to get involved, both locally and from across the country, with some actions taking only a couple of minutes. As you saw from the quiz above, the differences between the incumbent and me are very clear.  Make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9th-district, democratic-primary, health-care-reform, iraq, ma-09, mac-dalessandro, netroots, patriot-act, progressive, stephen-lynch, u.s.-house-of-representatives

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