Stories by Gary Brecher
The president of tiny Georgia must have caught a case of his pal Bush's war lust to attack a Russian ally and think he'd win.
Posted on Aug 12, 2008
After six years of ignoring Afghanistan, things have gotten bad enough to force American officials to pay attention.
Posted on Jul 21, 2008
One thing the United States doesn't get about guerrilla warfare: It's not over until the guerrillas win.
Posted on Jul 2, 2008
South Africans wouldn't be killing Zimbabwean refugees if it weren't for the stranglehold Zimbabwe's whites have on its farmland.
Posted on Jun 5, 2008
A bizarre new trend is emerging: traditional armed conquests are increasingly less effective, and countries with high birthrates have the edge.
Posted on May 26, 2008
A week ago, Bush called the offensive in Basra a "defining moment" for Iraq. Suddenly he's gotten very quiet.
Posted on Apr 4, 2008
From the enormous advantage gained by Iran via our invasion of Iraq, you would think that Dick Cheney is a mole for the Ayatollah.
Posted on May 7, 2007
The Pentagon won't own up to the fact that it takes a village to run an insurgency.
Posted on Aug 3, 2005
