The Islamic State—should we be helping to clean up the Americans' mess?
In early 2003, there were no Islamic extremists in Iraq, or at least none that dared raise their heads above ground. Then the Americans and their "coalition of the willing" invaded. Today, Islamic extremists so vile even al-Qaeda disowns them have taken control of a huge swath of the country includi ...
Obama’s Foreseeable Escalation
Ross Douthat comments on the ever-expanding war on ISIS: And I wouldn’t blame war-skeptics who listened to the president outline a more open-ended campaign last night for feeling some vindication at how swiftly this war’s aims have expanded. Well, I was one of those skeptics, but there’s no feeling ...
The Dangers of Interfering in the Middle East
It is an axiom of business that messing up is four times as costly as doing things right in the first place. To fix something that goes wrong will take four times as long as doing the right thing in the first place. Western nations have been interfering in the Middle East for a century since the Ott ...
Obama Vows to Destroy Islamic State, But Expanded Strikes in Syria & Iraq Point to "Endless War"
Obama Vows to Destroy Islamic State, But Expanded Strikes in Syria & Iraq Point to "Endless War" © Democracy Now!
Court-martial eyed in Iraq vanishing
RALEIGH, N.C. — A defense lawyer says that a court martial has been recommended in the case of a Marine accused of deserting his unit a decade ago and later winding up in Lebanon for eight years. Defense attorney Haytham Faraj says a Marine hearing ...
U.S. Arab allies ready to 'destroy' ISIS in Iraq, Syria
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Key Arab allies of the U.S. agreed Thursday to "do their share" to fight against the Islamic State group, promising to take action to stop the flow of fighters and funding to the militants and possibly to join military action.
What 475 New US Troops Headed to Iraq Won’t Do
(WASHINGTON) -- The 475 additional U.S. military personnel headed to Iraq this week will assist Iraqi security forces as they take the offensive against ISIS fighters. They will be posted at Iraqi military headquarters to help coordinate military planning ...
Editorial: Which way do we go in Iraq?
The challenge the U.S. and other nations face with the rising threat of ISIS, or ISIL, in Iraq is great. As we've learned over the past 13 years, fighting a shadowy, decentralized and non-uniformed force can be a major challenge, no matter how out-manned ...
