Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, discusses his article "Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition: Fighting in Iraq Until Hell Freezes Over."

Patrick Cockburn, an award winning columnist for The Independent and author of The Jihadis Return, discusses the incomprehensible US strategy in Syria and Iraq; whether the videotaped beheadings are a deliberate provocation or a sign of the Islamic State's overconfidence; and ISIS's recruiting success from the Sunni underclass.

Dan Sanchez, Director of the Mises Academy, discusses his article "Playing with Fanatic Fire: How the Saudis (and the U.S.) have perilously exploited radical Islam in their pursuit of power."

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the overblown threat of bearded fanatics coming to kill us all; and why Americans are in favor of bombing Syria on the flimsiest pretext.

Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses the rebellion in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa; Jordan's formidable military capability; and Israel's increasing regional power and influence.

The Other Scott Horton, author of Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America's Stealth Warfare, discusses the domestic and international legal questions arising from Obama's preparations for war in Iraq and Syria; and why Congress won't address the Constitutional crisis of presidential war powers.

Dahr Jamail, author of The Mass Destruction of Iraq, discusses the Obama administration's so-called strategy in Iraq and Syria.

Abigail Hall, the JIN Fellow in Economics in the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses her article "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control."