Iraq
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Crisis In Iraq Makes The Case For Expanded Sales Of Light Attack Aircraft
July 7, 2014- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. It is becoming abundantly clear that if the Iraqi government is going to have any chance of defending itself against the onslaught by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), it will be as the result of massive foreign [Read More...] -
Iraq Opportunity Costs: What America Could Have Had If It Never Invaded (From Forbes)
June 27, 2014- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D With policymakers contemplating whether to re-inject U.S. forces into Iraq, now is a good time to contemplate the opportunity costs America incurred the last time it intervened there. Costsofwar.org calculates that the U.S. has spent $1.7 trillion on the military [Read More...] -
Iraq: How Should America Respond?
June 25, 2014- Lieutenant General (Ret.) Michael Barbero The sudden and rapid advance by ISIS fighters across Northern Iraq has generated much discussion of American decisions and actions — what should we do? What actions should we take? However, our decisions and actions must be based on the [Read More...] -
War Without End: Why Iraq Can Never Be A Stable Democracy (From Forbes)
June 20, 2014- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D President Obama’s reluctance to recommit U.S. military forces in Iraq is driven in part by a recognition that the country lacks the basic building blocks of a stable democracy. First, its borders do not coincide with the loyalties of ethnic [Read More...] -
It’s Not About The Hammer Or The Nail; It’s All About The Craftsman
June 20, 2014- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. As President Obama weighs the pros and cons of military action in Iraq to stem the tide of Islamic fundamentalists bent on creating a new caliphate, many current and former administration officials are warning of the difficulties associated with the [Read More...] -
Send The A-10s To Iraq
June 19, 2014- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. If you are a military history buff, as I am, you have to love the Obama Administration’s latest move in Iraq. It’s John F. Kennedy and Vietnam, 1963. President Obama has decided to send up to 300 “military advisors” to [Read More...] -
Iraq Crisis: Six Reasons Why America’s Military Should Not Re-Engage (From Forbes)
June 16, 2014- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The rapid advance and gross brutality of Sunni extremists in northwestern Iraq has convinced many that Washington should take military action to save the government in Baghdad. However, there are compelling reasons for not re-engaging. First, the military situation is [Read More...]
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