Topic: Iraq

Iraq’s Debt to America: It’s Time to Collect
Iraq’s Debt to America: It’s Time to Collect March 21, 2025 Yassin Fawaz America has poured almost unfathomable blood and gold into free Iraq and protecting it from Iran. There’s an honor debt that now needs to be repaid.
Trump Must Finish The Job In Iraq
Trump Must Finish The Job In Iraq February 15, 2025 Yassin Fawaz Doing so requires him to use all the U.S.’s considerable resources to dismantle Iraq’s Iran-backed militias.
Iraq: Time to let go
Iraq: Time to let go December 26, 2017 David Archibald Consider the data on Iraq's population and what it might mean for the future.
SecDef Ash Carter tiptoes around Obama administration failure in Iraq
SecDef Ash Carter tiptoes around Obama administration failure in Iraq May 25, 2015 Thomas Lifson Maybe Secretary Carter will see the wisdom of resigning in protest.
Nightmare scenario unfolding for Obama at Ayn al-Assad Air base
Nightmare scenario unfolding for Obama at Ayn al-Assad Air base February 14, 2015 Thomas Lifson It all seemed so simple....
The war president who needs to say we are at war
The war president who needs to say we are at war December 7, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Like it or not, Barack Obama is a war president.  He needs to start acting like one.
Iraqi government discovers 50,000 'ghost soldiers'
Iraqi government discovers 50,000 'ghost soldiers' December 1, 2014 Rick Moran More billions on the way to add to the graft and corruption in Iraq.
Troops to Iraq? Where is the resolution?
Troops to Iraq? Where is the resolution? November 9, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. Yes, we need to destroy ISIS and push them back.  But let's do it the right way!
Report: Rove kept discovery of Iraq's WMD secret
Report: Rove kept discovery of Iraq's WMD secret October 17, 2014 Thomas Lifson "Bush lied/people died"? Not so much
Iraq asks for return of US troops
Iraq asks for return of US troops October 12, 2014 Thomas Lifson Faced with ISIS forces within 8 miles of Baghdad, the government of Iraq is pleading for the return of US troops
We Already Built an Iraqi Army Once, Now What?
We Already Built an Iraqi Army Once, Now What? September 12, 2014 Shoshana Bryen Building them a second one -- or Syrian rebels a first one -- under markedly less controlled circumstances is even less likely to succeed.
ISIL Sends 'A Message to America'
ISIL Sends 'A Message to America' August 25, 2014 James M. Waurishuk If this state of affairs is allowed to continue, we may well be the ones defeated.
A Threat Assessment of Iraq
A Threat Assessment of Iraq July 2, 2014 Wesley Martin Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has committed crimes against humanity, up to and including genocide.  He needs to leave power willingly, or he will be dragged out.
Iraq Crisis Solved by Col. John Warden
Iraq Crisis Solved by Col. John Warden June 27, 2014 Jonathon Moseley America’s astonishing 100-hour victory in the Persian Gulf War in 1991 was based on Col. Warden’s revolutionary concepts. 
Fox in the Henhouse: Obama's Newest Middle-East Mistake
Fox in the Henhouse: Obama's Newest Middle-East Mistake June 22, 2014 Rabbi Daniel M. Zucker Barack Obama’s illusions about flipping Iran to our side seem logical only after consuming a boatload of cannabis.
Iraq and the Bloody Price of Lies
Iraq and the Bloody Price of Lies June 20, 2014 Selwyn Duke The Big Lie: It’s the idea that all people are basically the same.
What Should America Do in Iraq Now?
What Should America Do in Iraq Now? June 19, 2014 Robert B. Charles The ultimate question about Iraq is not what we have done or not done, who is to blame for where we are, where the Iraqis are, or how we got to this miserable place, but what is morally right – at this time.
The Next Chapter in Iraq: Airpower and Boots on the Ground
The Next Chapter in Iraq: Airpower and Boots on the Ground June 19, 2014 Ed Timperlake To what end?
US asking Iran for direct talks on Iraq
US asking Iran for direct talks on Iraq June 16, 2014 Thomas Lifson Asking the mullahs for help? What could go wrong?
Beware the Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East
Beware the Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East June 15, 2014 Michael Curtis Who will get the caliphate first – al-Qaeda in Iraq, or the Palestinians?
Countries Drawn Up on a Bar Napkin
Countries Drawn Up on a Bar Napkin June 14, 2014 James Longstreet The sins of the Treaty of Paris are back to haunt us.
Looking for the right hashtag on Iraq
Looking for the right hashtag on Iraq June 13, 2014 Thomas Lifson The current foreign policy crises are different from domestic political squabbles. They involve our very survival and bad actors who can’t be BS’d by PR tomfoolery.
Border, Syria, Iraq...
Border, Syria, Iraq... June 12, 2014 Silvio Canto, Jr. ...the unintended consequences of a "bored" president?
Should America Realign with Iran?
Should America Realign with Iran? January 16, 2014 William R. Hawkins An agreement with Iran which would lead to the lifting of economic sanctions would give the Tehran regime the boost it needs in the Syrian and Iraq battles.
Iran's Arak Plutonium Reactor
Iran's Arak Plutonium Reactor January 7, 2014 S. Fred Singer How a successful Israeli strike against Iran's plutonium reactor at Arak would "shuffle the Middle-East deck," and why it might happen soon.
An 'Objects' Lesson from Syria
An 'Objects' Lesson from Syria December 27, 2013 Shoshana Bryen Anti-Semitic governments should not have the privilege of being the curators of the history of people they despised.
State Department Plans to rob Iraqi Jews
State Department Plans to rob Iraqi Jews October 25, 2013 Leo Rennert Intends to hand over 2,500 Jewish cultural treasure to Iraqi government.
Syrian opposition charges Assad sending chemical weapons 'back' to Iraq
Syrian opposition charges Assad sending chemical weapons 'back' to Iraq September 15, 2013 Thomas Lifson Call the Irony police!
While we Wait: the Real Lesson of Iraq
While we Wait: the Real Lesson of Iraq September 11, 2013 Shoshana Bryen As the Obama Administration tries to salvage a diplomatic deal, Iraq should be uppermost in the President's mind.
Elections Have Consequences...
Elections Have Consequences... September 10, 2013 Lauri B. Regan ...that extend well past our borders.
Headline of the day: 'Iraq wants U.S. Troops back'
Headline of the day: 'Iraq wants U.S. Troops back' August 18, 2013 Thomas Lifson Don't worry, they're only "advisers"
Iraq: Two Bad Decisions and a Debilitating Metaphor
Iraq: Two Bad Decisions and a Debilitating Metaphor March 23, 2013 Richard Butrick Could the Iraq endeavor have had a better chance for success?
Hillary Clinton's Middle East Legacy
Hillary Clinton's Middle East Legacy February 22, 2013 Thomas A. Oakes Hillary Clinton fans continue to promote the false notion that she was a first-rate Secretary of State despite her four-year string of failures involving Russia, East Asia, and particularly the Middle East.
The Arab Spring and Israel
The Arab Spring and Israel October 30, 2012 Michael Curtis In the Middle East, the path to modernity has not been followed; indeed, the reverse has happened, with a greater prominence of religious doctrine and the fragmentation of some of the Arab states.
The Response to 9/11
The Response to 9/11 October 27, 2012 Ted Belman What the Bush administration was attempting to do was to attack the practitioners and the countries that supported them without taking on the ideology that motivated and informed them.