"The sharpest plunge in America’s press freedom rating occurred during the Obama administration — thanks in part to its zealous prosecutions of journalists. Trump is continuing policies started by earlier presidents."
"President Trump will come to regret the day he let the neocons take over his foreign policy."
"A draft bill touted as reigning in the AUMF allows the President to proclaim new enemies against whom any amount of force may be used, requiring two-thirds of Congress to reject that determination."
"Where the U.S. stands on this 15th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq: in a war without end, without boundaries, without limits on time or geography."
"On yesterday’s deadline, Trump dutifully issued an executive decree ordering at least three more years of official secrecy."
"Can the president legally use military force to attack a foreign land without a serious threat or legal obligation or a declaration of war from Congress? In a word: No."
"One wonders why the shocking images of emaciated Yemeni babies don’t have the same effect on Mr. Trump as the photos and video of their Syrian counterparts."
"The same entities that are supposed to act as the 'Fourth Estate', holding the U.S. government accountable, blindly supported reports of a chemical attack that has yet to be verified."
"The U.S. is officially fighting wars in seven countries, including Libya and Niger, according to an unclassified White House report sent to Congress this week and obtained by the New York Times."
"As Woodrow Wilson and LBJ knew well, the rush of power felt when America engages in a foreign crusade is effortlessly converted to a domestic crusade."