Is Trump Ready to Dump Pakistan?
As U.S. ambassador to Pakistan more than a decade ago, Ryan Crocker spent much of his time trying to convince the government in Islamabad to take action against militants moving freely inside the...
Ryan Crocker
Should America and Israel Let Their Enemies Kill Each Other Off?
As some see it, what’s happening now in the Mideast provides the best excuse the Israelis have had in a long time to just sit back and let their worst enemies rub each other out. Senior Isr...
Op-eds
Iran Through Saudi Eyes
The Saudis have a point. Those words do not flow easily from my pen. For more than three decades, the Arabian royals have spent billions of petro-dollars promoting Wahhabism, a poisonously anti-W...
Op-eds
The Obama-Rouhani Communication Efforts Are No Historic Breakthrough
There's just something about Iran, perhaps an old Jedi trick, that clouds Western minds. No matter how many times one presents experts and journalists with the facts, they go right on repeat...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda Still in Afghanistan
The presidential candidates should listen to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta when he reminds us that t...
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Taliban Release Photos, Videos of Kabul Suicide Teams
The Afghan Taliban have released photos and videos of members of the suicide assault teams that attacked Kabul and the provincial capitals of Paktia, Logar, and Nangarhar earlier this week. The p...
Op-eds
Pakistan’s Message to the West
On Sunday, insurgents launched a series of coordinated attacks on Western embassies in Kabul, as well as other targets throughout Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s interior minister, Bismillah Kha...
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Ambassador Crocker Objects to Strategic Retreat
Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the State Department’s man in Kabul, is clearly concerned about a premature drawdown of American and Western forces from Afghanistan. “If we decide w...
Op-eds
Are We Safer?
Yes, George W. Bush has made America more secure since 9/11.
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Cognitive Dissonance
Did the State Department hear what General Petraeus said about Iran?
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Assessing the War
Round Two
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David Petraeus the Right Pick for Spymaster?
Leon Panetta is a serious, experienced and capable administrator - a good choice to be the next manager of the Pentagon. Gen. David Petraeus is an extraordinary American soldier. If anyone can re...
Op-eds
Don’t Let Hezbollah Off The Hook
The Israelis have vowed to intercept the latest "peace flotilla" now en route to Gaza from Lebanon, as they have other would-be blockade-busters -- and they have every right to, since new evidenc...
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Iran Took A Hit In Iraq, But Will Obama Profit?
The emerging picture from last week’s parliamentary elections in Iraq points to the return of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to office. Preliminary results also suggest that Iran’s al...
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News from the Awakening (Part 6)
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Who Obama Should See in Iraq
Barack Obama is headed to Baghdad, probably within days. It’s a shame he chose to pre-empt the visit with a big speech and an op-ed on the subject. He just might learn a thing or two while...
Op-eds
The High Cost of Oil Dependence
With the price of oil over $125 a barrel and U.S. gasoline prices hovering around $4 a gallon, our nation’s energy dependence has been a top news headline. Although the economic effect of t...
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Welcome to Ramadi
U.S. Marines host a party of diplomats and tribal sheiks.
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¿Una nueva estrategia en Irak?
Contrario a lo que Ud. haya leído en los periódicos, no estamos discutiendo si “cambiar el rumbo” en Irak. Estamos discutiendo si aceptar la derrota en Irak. Co...
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A New Strategy in Iraq?
Contrary to what you’ve read in the newspapers, we are not debating whether to “change course” in Iraq. We are debating whether to accept defeat in Iraq. Contrary to wh...