Why Governments Make War | Antiwar.com

P-O-W-E-R says Justin Raimondo.

The Empire at Dusk | Foreign Policy

Stephen Glain says the sun is fading fast on the American republic unless Congress, and the President, can make serious, and honest cuts in military spending.

New Israel: A win-win-win proposal | LewRockwell.com

Stephan Kinsella makes an unusual, but practical case for Middle East peace.

Dead Men Tell No Tales | The Lew Rockwell Show

Veteran foreign correspondent Eric Margolis discusses Barack Obama's - and George W. Bush's - Pyrrhic victory in sending U.S. Special Forces to assassinate Osama bin Laden.

Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs | Truthout.org

The best way to kill a Frankenstein monster, say Medea Benjamin and Charles Davis, is to stop it before it grows.

Three-minute Cliffs Notes of U.S. foreign policy | Salon.com

A former CIA operative perfectly expresses the mindset driving the U.S. government's role in the world says Glenn Greenwald.

“Losing” Egypt | The Freeman

It was never "ours" to begin with says William L. Anderson.

The Unraveling of U.S. Mideast Policy | The Future of Freedom Foundation

The Arab people have grown weary of the Washington, D.C.-backed puppets who rule over them says Sheldon Richman.

Spoof on US State Departments Position on Egypt

A People’s Uprising Against the Empire | LewRockwell.com

In both the Middle East, and the U.S. says Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

WikiLeaks no threat to free society | Orange County Register

Julian Assange is to the federal government what Dorothy and Toto were to the Wizard of Oz says Steve Greenhut.

Friends? Enemies? Both? Our Foreign Policy Riddle | Boiling Frogs Post

The American occupation of Afghanistan is the perfect example of the disasterous consequences of using "My-enemy's-enemy-is-my-friend" logic says Sibel Edmonds.

Foreign Policy and the Midterms | Antiwar.com

The most important issue this election is one not being discussed says Justin Raimondo.

Defusing the Foreign Policy Time-Bomb | LewRockwell.com

In order to avoid a wider war in the Middle East, S.J. Masty says the U.S. needs to follow the example of Switzerland.

The U.S. Can No Longer Afford Its Empire | The Independent Institute

Ivan Eland explains why nation-building has bankrupted the U.S.

U.S. forgets the 'Golden Rule' in foreign policy | tennessean.com |

O (Christian) brother, where art thou?

PAUL: 'Fight them over there vs. over here' a false choice - Washington Times

Five guiding principles to make America truly 'the land of the free, and the home of the brave'

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Obama and McCain are both wrong on foreign policy

by Sheldon Richman

Barack Obama’s call for talks with “our enemies” is shaping up as a major bone of contention between him and John McCain in the presidential campaign. As usual, both the Democrat and the Republican get it wrong.

Obama says he would sit down with so-called adversaries such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Cuban President Raul Castro, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to talk out their differences. Although somewhat vague, he emphasizes that such talks should be held with few conditions. As his website puts it, “Obama is willing to meet with the leaders of all nations, friend and foe. He will do the careful preparation necessary, but will signal that America is ready to come to the table, and that he is willing to lead.”

McCain has slammed Obama, arguing that his position shows his “inexperience and reckless judgment.”

How can both be wrong?

For more on this commentary, go to The Future of Freedom Foundation