Dear Friends of American Respect: Last week we sent you a link to a PDF written by Richard on the link between current high oil and food prices and the war. The link below is a five-minute video interview Richard recently gave at The Washington Note...

Dear Friends of American Respect There is a direct link between current high oil and food prices and the war. Furthermore, it will be hard for these prices to come meaningfully down until military spending begins to decline and the...

Richard Vague, Founder of American Respect, was asked to discuss American Respect's view on Iraq in a debate at Pennsylvania's Keystone Weekend conference. Dr. Frank Gaffney, president for the center of defense studies presented the pro-war position and Richard represented the opposing view. The preponderance of Richard's comments were about the economic consequences of the war, since he believes they have serious current consequences for us all and are profound enough to give even the most ardent proponent of war pause for consideration. You can read the entire

It has been five long years since our mission in Iraq began, and we are in a frustrating, confusing place. Five years ago, we won a quick and decisive victory over Saddam Hussein's army. But in the wake of that success, we found new enemies and new threats. Today, the American people are not always sure who we are fighting, but they are sure of one thing,

Recent polls suggest that the economy has surpassed the war in Iraq as the most important issue in the Democratic primary. Such polls obscure the fact that the two issues are inextricably linked; indeed, the extraordinary costs of the war, coupled with inflationary methods of financing, are directly linked to our current economic woes.