iraq

Longtime New York Times War Reporter's Helicopter Downed in Iraq

Adam Weinstein · 08/12/14 11:31AM

Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times Paris bureau chief who has spent much of the past decade anchoring the paper's Iraq and Afghanistan war coverage, was riding in a helicopter that crashed as it was delivering humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in northern Iraq today.

Hillary Clinton Criticizes Obama's Foreign Policy in Syria and Iraq

Allie Jones · 08/11/14 09:33AM

Inevitable Democratic candidate for president in 2016 Hillary Clinton rocked Matt Drudge's world this weekend when she criticized President Obama's foreign policy in an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg. Clinton, who gave the interview before Obama authorized airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq, said the president's "failure" to intervene in Syria allowed jihadists to come to power in the region.

What Is the U.S. Bombing in Iraq? A Lot of U.S.-Made Battle Gear

Adam Weinstein · 08/08/14 12:58PM

The United States has initiated airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq who threaten fleeing civilians. But what precisely are we attacking? Likely a lot of stuff we built, sold and shipped over there during our long war to keep Iraqis safe, at least one expert says.

Iraq's Getting Worse. What's Going on With the U.S. Troops Over There?

Adam Weinstein · 08/07/14 01:19PM

In case you haven't heard, shit's getting worse in Iraq again. Islamic militants have expanded their control over territory, secured a dam that provides water and power to much of the country's north, and now threaten a religious minority with extinction. What the hell happened to the military forces America sent over in June?

Here Is a List of Wars That Started Over Major Horseshit

Adam Weinstein · 08/04/14 02:55PM

Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson launched strikes against North Vietnam for attacking U.S. warships without provocation in the Tonkin Gulf. Six days later, Congress passed a "Gulf of Tonkin resolution" giving Johnson carte blanche to make war in Vietnam. It was a thin pretext for protracted conflict.