Finland and Sweden Apply to NATO, Turkey an Obstacle
A diplomatic nightmare brewing since last week is now upon us.
Iranian Missiles Hit Near US Consulate in Iraq
No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.
Turkish Forces Cross Border Into Northern Syria, Hit Kurdish Areas
Just days after President Trump agreed to remove American forces from the scene, Turkish forces are entering northern Syria and Kurdish forces say they ar ready for war.
Top Anti-ISIS Envoy Resigns Over Syria Withdrawal
President Trump has lost another one of his top advisers on the fight against ISIS.
Iraqi Army Moves Against Kurdish Oil Assets
Iraqi military forces begin to crack down against Iraqi Kurds after last month’s independence referendum.
U.S. Won’t Recognize Kurdish Independence Referendum
The U.S is joining the rest of the world in refusing to recognize the independence referendum conducted by Iraqi Kurds.
Iraqi Kurds Vote Overwhelmingly For Independence, Prompting A Backlash
Kurds in Iraq voted overwhelmingly for independence in a non-binding referendum, and the result is threatening to create a new conflict in the Middle East.
President Obama Likely To Leave World In As Bad A Shape As He Found It, If Not Worse
President Obama came to office inheriting the legacy of one unnecessary war, and another that had faded from memory. He will leave office with Iraq and Syria in crisis, Europe uneasy, Yemen and Libya unstable breeding grounds for terrorism, and China doing whatever it is they’re doing.
Turkish Forces Bomb Kurdish Positions
The Turks have entered the conflict in Syria. Unfortunately for the United States, it’s not on the side we would prefer.
Who’s Going To Pay For The President’s War Against ISIS?
As we head into a new conflict, perhaps we ought to give more thought to fiscal issues than the President is to overall strategy.
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.
U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS In Northern Iraq
For the second time in just over ten years, the United States is involved in military action in Iraq.
It Looks Like Nouri Al-Maliki Has Lost The Kurds, Assuming He Ever Had Them
Iraq continues to fall apart.
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.
Insurgents Linked To Al Qaeda Capture Iraq’s Second City
Things only seem to be getting worse in Iraq.
Joyner Unfair to Krugman
A decade ago. a certain New York Times columnist was more right than your humble host.
Is Government Inefficient?
A former Obama official says government should learn from business, but is private industry really more efficient?
Gates Hints U.S. Could Stay In Iraq, But It Looks Like The Iraqis Don’t Want Us
Defense Secretary Gates hinted this week that the U.S. would stay in Iraq if the Iraqis wanted. It doesn’t seem like they do.
