Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well, discusses Obama's authority (or lack thereof) to start another Iraq War, and why the outcome won't be any better this time.

Thomas Harrington, author of Livin' La Vida Barroca, discusses how Imperial Spain resembles contemporary US empire; and the end of the US's democratic project.

Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses why the Department of Justice asked a federal judge to throw out a civil lawsuit against the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc.

Matthew Hoh, a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and former State Department official, discusses his articles "The Beheadings Are Bait" and "Perpetual War, and Shame, Is Our Policy."

John Feffer, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses his recent articles "NATO Poised to Escalate Tensions over Ukraine" and "The Cold War Never Ended."

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses the beginning of Iraq War III and how Israel sabotages any attempt at repairing US-Iran relations.

Walead Farwana, an American researcher, writer and amateur historian, discusses the history of the Islamic State from its founding in 2003-6.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses Obama's speech on taking action against Syria and the Islamic State; and other crazy US foreign policy adventures in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.