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U.S. to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia, Hold Off on Striking Iran

LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Sep 21, 2019 The move is a show of restraint after talk of all-out war amid major tensions over drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Shocking Lack of Intelligence in Our Missile Strike on Syria

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Apr 20, 2018 The U.S., the U.K. and France launched the attack even though they had no solid evidence that the Assad regime had used chemical warfare. The allies' action was little more than a propaganda exercise. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

U.S. Brass Dismisses Constitution, Law in Missile Strike on Syria

Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Apr 16, 2018 The latest military action has chilling similarities to the war of aggression launched against Iraq in 2003 under false pretenses. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Mission Accomplished’ in Syria, Trump Declares on Twitter

ROBERT BURNS, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 But Syrian allies Russia and Iran call the use of force by Western allies a "military crime" and "act of aggression" with the potential to worsen a humanitarian crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Can the U.S.-Russia Cease-Fire Agreement in Syria Stick?

By Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jul 13, 2017 While alleged 2016 election interference grabs headlines, the bigger test may be whether the Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin accord made at the G-20 summit holds. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )