Iran is rattling sabers. Iraq may be falling apart. In North Korea, one of the world’s most inexperienced and unpredictable leaders has his thumb on the country’s nuclear button. Talks with the Taliban look like an instant replay of the Paris peace negotiations with Hanoi. The Arab Spring has turned…
Nile Gardiner discusses US troop withdrawal from Iraq. …
James Carafano discusses developments in Iraq. …
Last week White House Press Secretary Jay Carney promised the President would soon make a major address “on the Middle East and U.S. policy in the Middle East...to a broader audience than just the Arab world.” It is long past time for President Barack Obama to lay out a plan…
Mackenzie Eaglen comments on the price of the Iraq war. …
President Obama’s televised speech on Iraq will mark the “official” end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq and the transition to an “advise and assist” mission. The President undoubtedly hopes to assure voters ahead of the November elections that he is winding down the war. The irony is that current…
James Phillips discusses the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and what it means for the rest of US Middle Eastern policy. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. …
James Carafano comments on the US withdrawal from Iraq on Fox News's Special Report. …
James Carafano discusses the US withdrawal from Iraq. …
Iraq’s March 7 parliamentary elections will be a major milestone that will help determine that nation’s future political evolution and prospects for security and stability. Additionally, these elections will significantly affect the Obama Administration’s plans for a rapid drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq. …
A divided chain of command and questionable orders may have encouraged the abuse of detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003, but weak U.S. public diplomacy has allowed global skepticism of U.S. operations to balloon into condemnation. The Bush Administration still has no comprehensive public diplomacy…
It used to be said that American politics ended "at the water's edge." Politicians and parties would fight tooth and nail over domestic issues, but when the president (as commander-in-chief) deployed troops overseas, Congress (as the branch in charge of spending) would make sure those forces had the resources to win. Unfortunately, that all-together-now spirit is…
(Archived document, may contain errors) 813 February%, 1991 WINNING A REALVI~RY OVER IRAQ INTRODUCIION Saddam Hussein is in retreat.The question is, will he be defeated decisive ly or will he survive and claim a propaganda victory? There is an enormous difference between a milimy retreat and a geopolitical defeat. Saddam can survive a…
The President's revised strategy in Iraq is comprised of three central prongs: military, political, and economic. Many are asking what is different about the military mission in Iraq after the President announced an additional 21,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines were needed in Baghdad. This new strategy is a move away from what Senator McCain has…
This year’s National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., will have a special focus on Iraq veterans—and a way to...…
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta presided over a muted ceremony in Baghdad yesterday marking the end of the U.S....…
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) visited Heritage this week to give the annual B.C. Lee lecture, focusing on the...…
After denying last week that the negotiations to extend the U.S. troop presence in Iraq were failing, the Obama...…
The word is out that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. While every American shares the...…
"Operation Iraqi Freedom ends on your watch!" exclaimed Col. John Norris of the the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry...…
This weekend, President Obama will skip Memorial Day services at Arlington National Cemetery, and instead he will take...…
The names of war do not matter all that much. After all we won the Cold War even though it sounded like a battle...…
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said: “Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.” So why did...…