Iraq

Ben Shapiro

Humanitarian Aid in Syria Leads to War

The White House has led from behind on the Arab Spring, and the results show it; instead of U.S.-backed liberal democrats in the Arab world rallying to victory, Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia have all turned strongly Islamist (and Iraq is well on the way). Now the U.S. is leading from behind again, this time on [...]
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Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

EXCLUSIVE-Former Bush 43 Adviser: Obama Should Have Compelled U.N. to Sanction Syria

In an exclusive interview with Big Peace, a former top adviser to President George W. Bush has criticized President Obama’s failure to compel China and Russia to vote for sanctions against the crumbling and abusive Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Brad Blakeman, who served as President Bush’s Deputy Assistant for Appointments, Scheduling Vetting and Research from [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Iran’s Growing Energy Links With Pakistan and Iraq

The Yadavaran oilfield Iran continues its efforts to develop strategic ties with its neighbors,  including both Iraq and Pakistan.  Iran is dramatically increasing its joint crude oil production with Iraq.  They have actually accelerated production in the Yadavaran oilfield in Iraq,  which is estimated to hold perhaps 12 billion barrels of crude oil.   At the [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Obama On The End of Iraq War: No Ticker Tape Parades, But Dinner With Me?!

So there won’t be any ticker-tape parades.  We won’t get to applaud and shout our thanks to thousands of soldiers and marines marching down main street in towns across America.  But the United States will mark the end of the Iraq War with….a State Dinner in the White House? That’s the plan of the Obama Administration. [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

5-Feb-12 World View: Bitter Recriminations Follow Russia/China Veto of Syria Resolution

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Hundreds of thousands in Moscow in pro- and anti-Putin rallies U.S. accepts all of Taliban’s six pre-conditions for talks Russia and China veto Arab League resolution on Syria Bitter recriminations follow Russia/China veto of Syria resolution France plans ‘Friends of Syria’ group Iraq’s currency trade flourishes, supplying dollars to Iran and Syria Hundreds of thousands in [...]
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Walid Phares

The Lesson of the Past Decade: Ideology Is Al Qaeda’s Power, Not Leaders

Ten years have slipped by since Osama bin Laden’s jihadists massacred thousands of men, women and children in the northeastern United States, prompting the start of what Americans came to know as the War on Terror. The current administration, however, insists on more benign terminology, choosing for political reasons to describe the conflict as an [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

4-Feb-12 World View: Threats of War in Iran and Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Iran’s supreme leader responds to threats of Israeli attack 200 people reported killed in Homs Syria on eve of U.N. vote Debka: West, Turkey, Arabs infiltrate Syria to topple Assad Monday euro meeting cancelled as Greece bailout talks fail Iran’s supreme leader responds to threats of Israeli attack Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Thursday’s statement by Defense [...]
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Sun Tzu

Army Orders Court-Martial for Alleged Wikileaks Source Bradley Manning

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, [...]
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Kerry Patton

Joint Iraqi Shipping Line Belies Lack of Resolve for Iran’s Hormuz Closure Threats

The Straits of Hormuz have been in contention for several weeks. Iran constantly threatens the closure of the Straits, and many people believe this to be a “virtually impossible task,” while I personally believe it can happen if Iran so desired. As noted previously, it would likely be a temporary closure. With that said, new [...]
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Peter Schweizer

Navy Avoids Most of Pentagon’s Cuts? I’d Give Up a Carrier to Keep More Grunts Any Day

The Army, Marines, and Air Force might be getting hammered with the new proposed Pentagon budget, but the Navy avoids the hammer.  The Army will cut 80,000 men and the Marines 20,000; the Air Forces is proposing to cut seven squadrons. But the Navy? As the Navy Times reports: Navy:  we get to keep ours The U.S. [...]
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