Saudi Arabia’s Goal: Hurt Iran Low oil prices are meant to strangle the oil-dependent Iranian economy
WASHINGTON – A few days ago I argued that Saudi Arabia is imposing rock bottom oil prices through over...
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The West Is Caught In Middle East Chaos Terrorism is just one manifestation of religious wars that will have no quick end
WASHINGTON – The Paris terror attacks lead to Syria, to the Arab Spring, to the Sunni-Shia conflicts, to al...
Lessons of 9/11: Stay Vigilant, Improve US Intelligence It is impossible to "win" an aasymmetric conflict in which the other side always has the advantage of surprise
WASHINGTON – The 9/11 attacks brought home the simple but unpleasant truth that America and Americans are easy, vulnerable...
The End Of Iraq Even if ISIL will be defeated, impossible to keep the country together
WASHINGTON – Let’s think of Iraq 10 years from now. Based on current developments, it is not clear that...
Does Obama Mean Business Against ISIL? There is a huge gap between stated goals and military means
WASHINGTON – A few days ago, after President Obama via a prime time TV address had announced America’s goal...
America Should Enable Iraq To Quickly Destroy ISIL If the US does not act, the Islamic State will become a powerful magnet for all Islamic radicals. This would be major trouble for the Region and for the West
WASHINGTON – In politics symbolism is sometimes more powerful that substance. And this is certainly the case regarding the...
No US Boots On the Ground In Iraq Why does the US proclaim in advance what it will not do in the conduct of a critical military operation? It is all about domestic politics
WASHINGTON – “We’ve learned about the limits of our power to spread freedom and democracy. That’s one big lesson...
Obama Inherited The Iraq Mess, But He Made It Worse As Iraq started falling apart, Obama did absolutely nothing. Now it is much harder to stop the crisis
WASHINGTON – So, “Did Obama lose Iraq”? Is it Obama’s fault that a country once at the center of US...
Senator Rand Paul In A WSJ Op-Ed Piece Argues Against Getting Involved In Iraq The Senator, however, says nothing about the possible threat to America that ISIL in Iraq may create
WASHINGTON – In a well crafted WSJ op-ed piece, (America Shouldn’t Choose Sides in Iraq’s Civil War, June 20,...
Is Obama’s Long Term Iraq Strategy In Line With The Severity Of The Current Crisis? President Obama laid out a complex plan focused on political dialogue and diplomacy that implicitly assumes that time is on our side
WASHINGTON – Based on President Obama’s tone and rather relaxed demeanor as he spoke about what the United States...