Donald Trump Calling Obama The “Founder” Of ISIS Requires One To Ignore History, And Reality
President Obama’s ISIS policy has been far from perfect, but to call him a “Founder” of ISIS is to ignore both history and reality.
ISIS Captures Another Key Iraqi City
ISIS has captured Ramadi, and revealed yet again how fractured Iraq actually is. Fixing that isn’t something that American aid or arms can accomplish.
Iran And The U.S. On The Same Side Against ISIS?
Iran and the United States are on the same side in the fight against ISIS, whether they like it or not.
No, Obama Isn’t Seeking ‘Regime Change’ in Iraq
The United States is, in fact, doing the exact opposite.
Obama’s Iraq Policy Is Open-Ended, Directionless, And Likely To Fail
President Obama doesn’t seem to have any idea what he wants to do in Iraq.
Despite A Plethora Of World Crises, Americans Oppose Greater Foreign Intervention
Crisis seems to be brewing all over the world, but the American people aren’t persuaded that it’s necessary for the United States to act.
It Looks Like Nouri Al-Maliki Has Lost The Kurds, Assuming He Ever Had Them
Iraq continues to fall apart.
Rand Paul, Dick Cheney, And The Foreign Policy Battle Inside The GOP
The Kentucky Senator and former Vice-President are at the front of a battle that will unfold inside the GOP as we head toward 2016.
Is The Iraq War To Blame For Iraq’s Current Crisis?
Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.
Maliki Responding To Iraq Crisis In Worst Possible Way
Iraq’s Prime Minister seems to be responding to the uprising in his country in a way guaranteed to make it worse.
Obama Is Not To Blame For The Deterioration Of Iraq, And The U.S. Can’t Fix It
Iraq is falling apart for reasons that have nothing to do with President Obama or his policies.
Insurgents Continue Advance Toward Baghdad
It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.
Insurgents Linked To Al Qaeda Capture Iraq’s Second City
Things only seem to be getting worse in Iraq.
Hamid Karzai Says Afghanistan Doesn’t Need U.S. Troops To Stay After 2014
Afghanistan’s outgoing President says that his nation doesn’t need American troops to stay after the end of the year.
Violence In Iraq Is Not Obama’s Fault, And The Future Of Iraq Is Not Our Responsibility
The Iraqis need to learn to govern themselves, and conservatives blaming President Obama for renewed violence need a history lesson.
Al Qaeda Runs Falluja Now
If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.