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Bracing Views

Bill Astore

U.S. militarism and politics. Making sense of a vexing and perplexing world.

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War Is Too Easy

Making war shouldn’t be this easy.

With the Iran War, two men determined America’s attack on Iran, and one was a foreign leader. The latest aggression against Iran is inconceivable without Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump. Of course, there...

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Trump's Dream Military

Today I went on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano to talk about President Trump’s so-called dream military. And at $1.5 trillion (or even higher) in FY 2027, it’s already nightmarishly expensive.

What is driving this enormous price t...

8 days ago
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Freedom of Speech But Without Any Say

I woke up this morning with a depressing reality in my head: Americans may have freedom of speech (be careful criticizing Zionist Israel, though), but we have no say. Those who have a say in (and sway over) “our” government are those with t...

9 days ago
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America the Dictatorship

When it comes to war (and more war), the USA is a dictatorship.

Consider Trump’s words that he will make “the final determination” whether the Iran War will persist. Roughly 342 million Americans and 93 million Iranians await Trump’s decis...

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The Brazen Criminality of the Trump Administration

Every morning I get a news update from the New York Times. Here’s a choice segment of today’s news:


THE LATEST NEWS

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At the White House. Evan Vucci/Reuters

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    Bracing Views is about making sense of our vexing and perplexing world, focusing especially on military and political affairs in the U.S. and globally

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