Reese Erlich, author of Inside Syria, discusses his article on the myths about Obama's latest war in Syria and Iraq.

Thomas Harrington, author of Livin' La Vida Barroca, discusses the US's role in Israel-Palestine politics and why nobody is even pretending a 2-state solution is possible anymore.

Jonathan Landay, a McClatchy Foreign Staff journalist, discusses his article "'Boots in the air': U.S. helicopters return to combat in Iraq for first time."

Tom Engelhardt, author of Shadow Government, discusses why the enormous US intelligence apparatus is rewarded for its repeated failures.

Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses why he's pessimistic about an Iran nuclear deal being finalized this year; and how to weaken the Islamic State by targeting their recruitment efforts.

Musa al-Gharbi, a research fellow at the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts, discusses his article "By hyping ISIL threat, US is falling into group's trap;" and why most Sunnis fighting for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi are motivated by political, not religious, concerns.

Murtaza Hussain, a journalist with The Intercept, discusses how the Obama administration invented the "Khorasan Group" threat to justify bombing Syria.

Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses why it's time for Obama to explain why he is attacking Syria, and with what legal justification.

Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, discusses the changes in Afghanistan's government and the never-ending US occupation.

Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses his article "Most Americans Say US Gives Too Much Aid to Israel."

Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, discusses Hillary Clinton's role in the 2009 Honduran military coup.

Raeford Davis, a former police officer in South Carolina, discusses how ending the war on drugs and guns would help the problem of police violence.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses his lawsuit against the State Department for putting him on the BOLO list (Be On the Look Out) because of his silent protest at Hillary Clinton's speech in 2011. Ray also discusses US intervention in Iraq and the legalities of war.

Stephen Zunes, a professor of politics and chair of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses the US's divide and conquer strategy in the Middle East; the origins of Iraq's sectarian violence; and why Obama is more focused on deposing Syria's Assad than eliminating the Islamic State.

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.