US Militarism
The Vietnam War and the decline of American imperialism
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam, Robert S. McNamara (1995, Times Books)
By Patrick Martin, July 8, 2009
The following review of Robert McNamara's 1995 memoir originally appeared in the June 19, 1995, edition of the International Workers Bulletin, the forerunner of the World Socialist Web Site.
Afghan deaths, troop casualties soar in first days of new US offensive
By James Cogan, July 7, 2009
The first days of the offensive by US marines into the southern province of Helmand make clear it will result in a massive escalation in violence against the Afghan people.
Obama sends marines to suppress population of southern Afghanistan
By James Cogan, July 4, 2009
The Obama administration has ordered the marines into a brutal and potentially bloody offensive in the southern province of Helmand.
The US and the Honduran coup
By Alex Lantier, July 1, 2009
President Barack Obama's condemnation of Zelaya's overthrow as a
US war games signal intensifying tension over Arctic
By Niall Green, June 29, 2009
Things are heating up in the Arctic. Several large military exercises undertaken by the United States and NATO are proof of growing tensions between the major powers.
US warship shadows North Korean cargo vessel
By John Chan, June 27, 2009
While the Obama administration has hailed the “unity” of the UN Security Council in imposing new sanctions on North Korea, tensions between the US and China remain, especially over the interdictio...
Memo confirms Bush and Blair knew claims Iraq had WMDs were lies
By Paul Bond, June 26, 2009
A confidential memo detailing a meeting between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair confirms their determination to press ahead with the invasion of Iraq in 2003 without any evidenc...
US Congress approves another $80 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan wars
By Patrick Martin, June 20, 2009
The latest supplemental appropriation bill to fund US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan received final passage by the House of Representatives on Tuesday and by the Senate on Thursday.
Back in the fold: Comic Stephen Colbert in Baghdad
By David Walsh, June 19, 2009
Its unsurprising character does not make comic Stephen Colbert’s trip to Iraq and his solidarizing himself with the US war effort any less disgraceful.
US opposes Iraqi popular vote on troop withdrawal
By Tom Eley, June 13, 2009
The US is working to block an Iraqi national referendum on its Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq. If voters reject the pact, according to Iraqi law the US military would have to withdraw much earli...
New US commander in Afghanistan assembles team of assassins
By Bill Van Auken, June 12, 2009
Confirmed Wednesday as Obama’s new commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal has been given extraordinary powers to assemble his own staff and is drawing heavily from a super-secret assas...
US reinforcements in place in southern Afghanistan
By James Cogan, June 11, 2009
The Obama administration’s “surge” in Afghanistan is taking shape, with 10,000 marines completing the commencement of their deployment to the volatile province of Helmand over the next several w...
