War on the Rocks is a reliable source of independent news on the U.S. military. Ryan Evans, founder and editor, talked with Bloomberg about covering–and understanding–the United States world-wide military empire. Ryan who served in a civilian capacity in Afghanistan, has some smart and interesting things to say. RE: I think that the U.S. is...
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Why Iran, Not Venezuela, Is the Likeliest U.S. War
The Trump administration is the most bellicose and active on Venezuela, but Iran has never gone away as a target. The Trump administration is trying to link Iran to al-Qaeda. The U.S. is building up anti-regime organizations, which is always a component of regime change policy. And the Trump administration (and Facebook) are playing up...
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Why Ken Silverstein Says a Coup Is Unlikely in Venezuela
Ace investigative reporter Ken Silverstein reports from Venezuela. Trump’s strategy in Venezuela is simple and remarkably similar to what the U.S. tried to do in Iraq in the late-1990s and early-2000s before finally throwing in the towel and invading. Starve the country with brutal economic sanctions and either blame the government for the ensuing misery...
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For Russia and U.S., Venezuela’s Crisis Is an Oil Opportunity
In Venezuela, it’s all about the oil. Just as senior administration officials have spoken openly about gaining control of Venezuela s vast oil reserves as a goal of U.S. policy, so Russia’s actions are driven by petroleum politics. The difference: the Trump administration is pursuing a policy of regime change, while the Russians are trying...
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Analyst Sees Iran’s ‘Deep State’ Favoring a Syrian Stronghold
Iran’s intervention in Syria is not particularly popular at home, according to independent Iranian observers. But Iran’s national security policymakers favor it, according to Foreign Policy Iran’s policymakers believe they can reap the benefits of sensible responses to two decades of violent American blundering in the Middle East. Like them or not, their worldview is coherent....