Posts Tagged: iraq
Keystone Influence: Syria’s Arab Spring and the Race for Regional Hegemony
The Arab Spring is changing the political and strategic map of the Middle East as we know it in ways that will persist for...
The Kurdish Question
A critical issue that is being affected by the intention of the U.S. to withdraw from Iraq is what will happen to...
Nuclear Iran, Yes or No?
"If we elect Barack Obama, Iran will have nuclear weapons. If you elect Mitt Romney, if you elect me, they will not," said Mr. Romney...
Anwar Al-Awlaki and the US’s Long War On Al-Qaida
The well-deserved death of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen continues a string of recent battlefield losses for al-Qaida, the most notable being Osama bin Laden at...
Assessing Gaddafi
On September 1, Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi (the proper transliteration of his name) would have been ruler of Libya for exactly 42 years, making him ...
Al-Qaida Gains Strength in Sinai
At the height of the Iraq War, the U.S. intelligence agencies got hold of a secret letter dated July 9, 2005, written by...
Is the U.S. Willing to Fight Against Islamic Terrorism No Matter How Long, No Matter How Costly in Blood and Treasure?
In his address to Congress after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said it was "a...
U.S. Will Sell Fighter Jets To Iraq
WSJ - Iraq has quietly started negotiations to buy U.S. fighter jets and air-defense systems worth billions of dollars, a purchase Washington hopes will help...
The Emptying of Yemen
For the first time in its exceedingly long history, Yemen now threatens the outside world. It does so in two principal ways. First, even before the...
4 Mistakes We Cannot Make Again When We Sanction a Military Intervention
After nearly a month of signaling disinterest in or outright opposition to imposing a no-fly zone against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, President Barrack Obama did...
Libya: The Arab League Should Conduct the No-Fly Zone
Many in the international community are pushing President Obama to authorize war against the regime of Libyan dictator, Muammar el-Qaddafi. I think to undertake a third...
