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.
Despite Previous Promises Not To Do So, Obama Is Putting Boots On The Ground In Syria
Another day, another military escalation in the Middle East.
Obama Considering Plan That Would Get U.S. Ground Troops Closer To Front Lines In ISIS War
President Obama is reportedly considering a plan that would put American forces much closer to the ground war in the war against ISIS.
U.S. Defense Secretary Says Iraqis Have Lost The Will To Fight ISIS
Some unusually blunt, but true, language from the U.S. Secretary Of Defense.
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.
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.
H.R. McMaster Gets Third Star, Charge of Army Future
A rather impressive recovery from a career that was mostly dead in 2007.
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.
The Unhealthy State of Iraqi Politics and Democratic Development
Shutting down media that the government doesn’t like is unlikely to solve the sectarian problems in Iraq.
