“Where are you from?” the elderly man asked politely, as my wife and I strolled through his small Iranian village in early May. “America,” I answered. “Wonderful,” he said, grabbing my shoulders and giving me the traditional three kisses on…
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ISIS War: The Case for Cut-and-Run
by jeff.faux •
In the Post-Paris debate on what the US should now do in Iraq and Syria, there is one important option missing: leave. Despite some testy rhetoric, most of the President’s critics are urging him to do more of what…
Whack-A-Mole: Our Strategy for Permanent War
by jeff.faux •
After Barack Obama announced his high-risk military campaign in the Middle East, some commentators raised the question of why — given the decade of quagmire in Afghanistan and Iraq — was there no exit strategy? The answer by now is…