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Archive for Category: "Analysis & Opinion"

Iraq Is No Vietnam

, Moscow: US allies and their opponents, American Congressmen and terrorist leaders, professional politicians and ordinary people, journalists and generals are increasingly comparing the war in Iraq with Vietnam. They are all in the wrong. Iraq is not Vietnam. The situation in Iraq is much worse, and the majority of parallels with the Vietnam war [...]

Analysts Ponder North Motives After Nuclear Deal

, Seoul (AFP): One day after North Korea pledged to dismantle its nuclear programmes, analysts queried why Pyongyang was suddenly willing to cut a deal after years of wrangling — and whether it would stick to it. Some saw pressure from China, one of the North's few allies, as the key, or a desire to [...]

Iran And US Between The Logic Of Sanctions And The Logic Of War

, Moscow: “The Middle East isn't a region to be dominated by Iran. The Gulf isn't a body of water to be controlled by Iran. That's why we've seen the United States station two carrier battle groups in the region,” Nicholas Burns, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said in an address to the [...]

Iran Must Get Ready to Repel a Nuclear Attack

, In the overall flow of information coming from the Middle East, there are increasingly frequent reports indicating that within several months from now the US will deliver nuclear strikes on Iran. For example, citing well-informed but undisclosed sources, the Kuwaiti Arab Times wrote that the US plans to launch a missile and bomb attack [...]

Iran Becomes Regional Superpower

, MOSCOW: Iran may become one of the top 10 features of the outgoing year for a number of reasons, including its nuclear dossier and the Holocaust conference, as well as the anti-Israeli rhetoric of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In short, Iran has made others view it as a regional superpower and the key player in [...]

You've got to be kidding me, lieutenant!

, DOVER AIR FORCE BASE: As I look back on the past year and a half as a second lieutenant, looking forward to the day I'll trade in my butter bars for those of shiny silver, I recall numerous accomplishments, mistakes made and lessons learned. In particular, I've had my share of “you've got to [...]

A Critical Evaluation of Current Drug Policy of United States

, Introduction With the surge in the number of drug users in North America in the past 50 years, the topic of drug control policy is receiving more and more attention from the media and public in general. However, there is no existing consensus regarding the solution to this problem as different groups advocate for [...]

US Military Alone Won

, The outgoing U.S. operational commander in Iraq said on Dec. 12 military might alone would not end violence there and progress was needed in creating jobs and reconciling Iraq

Talabani rejects 'dangerous' US report on Iraq

, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani has angrily rejected the “dangerous” recommendations of a high-level US report that pushed for a change of American strategy in the war-torn country. Talabani told journalists Sunday that the Iraq Study Group's call for the United States to pressure Baghdad into speeding up its process of national reconciliation was an [...]

 
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