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Most say it was a betrayal of American allies and ideals. Others feel the US should stop “regime change wars.”
The former vice president has a long, complicated, and some would say checkered history with Iraq. Here’s the full story.
Fiona Hill, who used to direct European policy for the National Security Council, just boosted House Democrats’ impeachment case.
The aftermath of Trump’s sudden Syria withdrawal decision has turned very violent — with the potential to get much worse.
He’s left the border near-impenetrable for asylum seekers.
This is yet another part of the US-Iran standoff.
Trump seems on board with the plan.
Prepare yourself for the death of the Open Skies Treaty.
The US isn’t withdrawing any troops from Syria, at least not yet.
Trump should really take a look at this Senate report. But he won’t.
Damning text messages. Asking for China’s help in election interference. And much, much more.
It’s less than the all-or-nothing approach Washington has taken so far.
Trump doesn’t believe Russians interfere in US elections. His government does.
Bolton slams Trump in his first public remarks since leaving the White House.
Meet Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Presidents need to have the right to conduct diplomacy privately,” says an expert.
“It is clear for us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack,” the leaders of the three European powers said. “There is no other explanation.”
One commentator said Mattis’s response was “a shameful and bullshit non-answer.”
“The US position has been really harmful,” said a senior adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
It looked like Trump was going to bomb Iran over Saudi Arabia. Now it doesn’t.
Annie Jacobsen spent years learning the secrets of Area 51. She told me some of them.
If 2020 Democrats want to leave Afghanistan, they need to come up with a real plan.
There was always going to be a conflict between Trump’s “America First” and Bolton’s “America Everywhere.”
The Bolton-Trump partnership was never built to last.
The spy may have had access to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s papers.
Trump should’ve known what withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal would bring.
Mattis shunned the press as Pentagon chief. He loves it now that he’s selling a book.
“Trump picked loyalists who knew little about the conflict to help resolve one of the most intractable conflicts in the world,” an expert said.
Even West Point and schools for kids are impacted.
Democratic lawmakers are furious.
Journalist Bryan Walsh explains why the threat of extinction is bigger than you think — and why we need to prepare now.
The president will likely shrug off this latest test like he has the other recent ones.
The deadly blast underscored the extent of Vladimir Putin’s military ambitions.
“This is an intentional reminder that if diplomacy fails, North Korea will only be stronger and more capable today than it was four years ago,” said one expert.
Police says he was inspired by the attacks in Christchurch and El Paso.
Modi defended his government’s action during a rare address to his nation.
War is unlikely, but it’s not impossible.
The question now is if both countries can calm their spiking tensions.
The move is part of Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist project.
It’s a good start, but it’s incomplete, some experts say.