Iraq Veteran Sgt. Robert Delgado Touts Rep. Allen West in New Campaign Ad

At the Los Angeles Times, " Iraq war vet: 'Allen West saved my life' ." WASHINGTON – An Iraq war veteran has come to the a...

Obama Praises Himself for Ending Iraq War on Same Day Insurgents Kill at Least 100 in New Offensive

The administration's badly flawed Iraq drawdown is coming home to roost, ironically on the same day that President Obama was conducting ...

Six Senate Republicans Oppose Obama's Iraq Ambassador Nominee Brett McGurk

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have issued a letter to the White House. At the Christian Science Monitor, " Senate f...

WSJ's Gina Chon Resigns Over Racy E-Mails: Reporter, Now Married to Iraq Ambassador-Nominee Brett McGurk, Violated Dow Jones Code of Conduct

Man, these are pretty racy. Turns out Ms. Chon and Mr. McGurk, in one exchange, joked about having "blue balls" the previous night...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy Says the Syrian Regime 'Must Go'

Sarkozy is quoted at the New York Times report on the journalists' deaths in Homs, " Two Western Journalists Killed in Syria Shell...

What Happened to All the Milblogs?

An interesting discussion at Thunder Run , " Where Have the MilBlogs Gone? ", and " Where Have All the MilBlogs Gone – Part 2...

Military Intervention in Syria

From Michael Weiss, at The New Republic , " Break the Stalemate! A Blueprint For a Military Intervention in Syria ": In the past s...

Trial of Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich Ends With Plea Deal

Background at LAT , " Marine's trial ends without a conviction in 2005 Iraq killings ." Pamela reports, " Plea Deal Ends ...

Bombing Kills Dozens of Pilgrims in Iraq

Hey, great job Barack Hussein. That precipitous withdrawal is working exactly as planned. At Telegraph UK , " Iraqi suicide bomb kills...

Obama's Precipitous Withdrawal: Dozens Killed in Bomb Attacks Amid Iraq's Political Crisis

At Telegraph UK , " Sectarian attacks in Iraq leave over 70 dead ." And at New York Times , " Political Role for Militants Wo...

The 10 Big Takeaways from America's Adventure in Iraq

From Ian Livingston and Michael O'Hanlon, at Foreign Policy , " The Damage Done ": With a wave of over a dozen bombings rippin...

Dozens Killed in Bomb Attacks in Iraq

At Telegraph UK , " Iraq gripped by sectarian crisis as 63 killed in wave of bombings ." At least a dozen separate blasts hit most...

Gregory McNeal on Targeted Killing and Collateral Damage in U.S. Drone Warfare Operations

Gregory McNeal is Associate Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Professor McNeal emailed me yesterday with a heads up ...

U.S. Troops Celebrate Last Thanksgiving in Iraq

At Fox News : American troops marked their last Thanksgiving in Iraq Thursday with turkey, stuffing and a rocket fire alarm. Fewer than 20...

Professor Michael Avery Sends Email Criticizing Care Packages for U.S. Troops

This man is really brimming with hatred. At Fox News, " Massachusetts Law Professor Calls Care Packages for U.S. Troops 'Shameful...

Iran Defeats the United States in Iraq?

From Frederick Kagan and Kimberly Kagan, at Los Angeles Times , " Out of Iraq ": Iran has just defeated the United States in Iraq....

Obama Doctrine: How Obama Blew It In Iraq

From Bruce Kesler, at Maggie's Farm : After 9-years of US sacrifices, President Obama's rush for the exits in Iraq and the incompete...

Hillary Clinton Warns Iran on U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the rounds on the Sunday talk shows. Here's she's seen with Christiane Amanpour, where she a...

Successes Overseas Are Unlikely to Help Obama at Home

Not only will there be little gain politically, but we could be witnessing a weakening strategic situation in the Middle East. Lots of insta...

Walid Phares: The Strategic Situation in the Middle East

An interesting discussion , with Lou Dobbs interviewing Walid Phares. The U.S. could have worked to slow the pace of change in the states of...