The U.S. and Iraq After the War
Obama’s interpretation of the war President Obama bid farewell to the Iraq war after nearly nine...
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Posted by Jack A. Smith | Dec 22, 2011 | Essays, Middle East, US |
Obama’s interpretation of the war President Obama bid farewell to the Iraq war after nearly nine...
Read MorePosted by Jack A. Smith | Oct 24, 2011 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
The 10th anniversary of Washington’s invasion, occupation, and seemingly endless war in...
Read MorePosted by Jack A. Smith | Jul 11, 2011 | News & Analysis, US |
During his speech on Afghanistan June 22, President Obama revealed that “Over the last decade, we have spent a trillion dollars on war.” He knew this was a deceptive understatement, as did everyone who has kept close...
Read MorePosted by Jack A. Smith | Jun 1, 2011 | Asia Pacific, Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine, US |
You’ve seen the headlines in the last weeks and days: The Arab uprisings, the killing of...
Read MorePosted by Jack A. Smith | Apr 12, 2011 | Africa, Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Washington Responds to Geopolitical Crisis For over three months, repressive Arab monarchies and...
Read MorePosted by Jack A. Smith | Jan 21, 2011 | Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US |
The world’s four main emerging economic powers, known by the acronym BRIC — standing for...
Read MorePosted by Jack A. Smith | Oct 1, 2010 | US, Viewpoints |
In the history of U.S. foreign policy, the insistence upon “American global leadership” has been articulated and defended by every occupant of the White House since the end of World War II in 1945.
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