Sen. John McCain was talking about the Vietnam War on C-SPAN 3's American History TV when he got the ultimate dig in on Trump by calling out rich kids who avoided the draft with issues like bone spurs.
The Islamic State – Other People’s Business?
Republicans like to blame Obama, but Bush had already created ISIL, and Obama cannot un-create them, because Obama cannot un-invade Iraq
Morning Joe Wants Obama To Send More Troops To Fight ISIL Than Were Used In Vietnam War
During Thursday's broadcast of Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough whined about the Authorization for the Use of Military Force that President Obama put forth on Wednesday in regards to the ongoing situation with ISIL in the Middle East.
The Cloyingly Sweet Rot of Nationalism
Love of country should never be fueled hate. It should be sufficient unto itself, desirable for its own sake. It should be its own end, not an excuse
Republican Comparisons of Iraq and Vietnam Are Completely False and Hypocritical
If the Republicans win the White House in 2016, any new troop commitment to Iraq would be celebrated by Fox News rather than condemned.
ISIL and the Limits of the Republican Alternate Reality Bubble
The U.S. must tread carefully in Iraq. The GOP's reality bubble will not protect them - or the rest of us - from real world, as opposed to fantasy, consequences
John McCain Predictably Blames Obama For Iraq Violence And Calls For Widespread Firings
During an interview on Morning Joe Friday morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) predictably placed the recent flare-up of ethnic violence in Iraq at the President's feet.
General Eric Shinseki Does The Right Thing And Steps Down As Head Of VA
Late Friday morning, President Obama announced that he'd accepted the resignation of retired four-star general and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki.
The Republicans Are Still Blaming Obama for Iraq and Afghanistan
it was not Obama who invaded Iraq on a fabricated pretext and with an army designed to fight not an insurgency but World War III.
The Iraq Invasion Could Be a Worse Foreign Policy Decision than the Vietnam War
This month, an article argued the Iraq War was the single worst foreign policy decision in US history. This may be more than just hyperbole.
Opposition to Chuck Hagel is a No-Win Scenario for the GOP
There is no conceivable outcome in which GOP opposition to Chuck Hagel ends happily for Republicans
Ann Romney Thinks a Mormon Mission is the Same as Serving in the Military
While on The View, Ann Romney said their family finds different ways of serving, with their sons having served their mission instead of in the military.