American Footprints

Since at least the first term of the Bush administration, there has been a seemingly everpresent debate about the advisability of military strikes on Iran, to be used in an effort to: (a) cripple the Iranian nuclear energy program; (b) topple the regime; or (c) both.

The debate has mostly centered around strategic concerns, with little regard shown for [...]

Any national-secuirty related bill sponsored by John McCain and Joe Lieberman should be assigned a presumption of doubt as a matter of course considering the sponsors and their respective track records.  Well, the Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 doesn’t exactly shatter any preconceptions.  As Marc Ambinder reports  (via K-Drum), “it would [...]