Danny Sjursen

Danny Sjursen, a TomDispatch regular, is a retired U.S. Army major and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now lives in Lawrence, Kansas. He has written a memoir of the Iraq War, "Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge." His forthcoming book, "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War," will be published in September. Follow him on Twitter at @SkepticalVet and check out his podcast "Fortress on a Hill."

Washington DC; National Guard

The future of war, American-style Danny Sjursen

Iraq War

Spilling ink and spilling blood: Fighting and writing against America’s forever wars Danny Sjursen

Joe Biden

What President Biden won’t touch Danny Sjursen

Empty Seats at Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa, OK

Tulsa undercover: Inside Trump's rally Danny Sjursen

Police Arrest; Coronavirus; Social Distancing

The coming of a social-distancing version of war Danny Sjursen

Why no retired generals oppose America's forever wars Danny Sjursen

The American chaos machine: U.S. foreign policy goes off the rails Danny Sjursen

Pentagon

Remembering America’s first (and longest) forgotten war on tribal islamists Danny Sjursen

Vice President Mike Pence Delivers Commencement Speech At West Point Graduation

Watching my students turn into soldiers of empire Danny Sjursen

US Military

A veteran in a world of never-ending wars and improvised explosive devices Danny Sjursen

Donald Trump

How America’s wars end — messily Danny Sjursen

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; President Donald Trump

Troika fever: Key American allies in the Middle East are the real tyrants Danny Sjursen

Iraq War

Goodbye to all that: The forever wars go on without me Danny Sjursen

Kabul Afghanistan Bombing

The world according to the “adults in the room” Danny Sjursen

Iraq War

Global war to infinity and beyond Danny Sjursen

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