You'll See Iran in a Couple of Weeks
The Pentagon declared the Iran war over on July 7. The White House is now scheduling the next one for the week after the midterms, and the households footing the $1,100 fuel bill get to vote in betwee…
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Concrete and Hope: The End of the Invincible Base
For eighty years, an American military base was a promise: power that could not be touched. Now the Pentagon is quietly asking how to make its buildings disappear. "Every major military installation i…
They Declared The War Over. The Bombers Fled.
The United States has been winning this war so completely that its own long-range bombers packed up and left the country that was hosting them. "I'm not concerned at all." — Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM …
The Midterms Are A Ceasefire, Not A Peace
The most powerful government on Earth has agreed to a ceasefire with an expiration date, and the date is your election. "Hunting season is open as soon as the elections end and it's obvious that they'…
The War Is Over. The Dead Are Still Being Counted.
The Pentagon declared the Iran war over in June, then spent four more months refusing to count the men and women it kept losing. "We have nothing to provide beyond the Defense Casualty Analysis System…
The War Is Over. The Bombers Ran Home Anyway.
The United States declared this war over in July. In October, its bombers ran home from England, because the military could no longer protect them. "I'm not concerned at all." — Admiral Brad Cooper, C…
Trump Rejected The Deal That Would've Ended The War
A war that could have ended in seven days now has a new deadline: November 3. The president, a self-described dealmaker, turned down the only deal on the table. "I Rejected Their Deal. They Want To Ma…
The Pentagon Says Nineteen.
The War Department added a body to its own ledger, told almost no one, and is now showing the one number that makes the war look the least bad. "They want to tell you that the war is going fine, and t…
The War They Told You Was Already Won
The most honest document the Pentagon has produced in months is one it had no intention of making public. "This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public. We're…
We Will Never Forget, Unless the War Needs a Lie
Twenty-five years after the worst attack on American soil, the country's leaders told two false stories in a single week, and between them turned a national day of mourning into a sales pitch for the …
Trump Schedules the Iran War Around the Midterms
The president who started a war on a whim has now given it a calendar: November, after the votes are in. "I think war is going to end immediately after the election because they can't hold out any lon…