The Washington Post
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:51
Retired Gen. David Petraeus issued a stark warning Wednesday on any further military action, saying a number of preconditions should be met before Washington intervenes in the growing crisis.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 06:50
The Obama administration signaled its reluctance Wednesday to launch airstrikes in Iraq or intervene militarily in support of its government, telling Congress that a bombing campaign would be fraught with complications and that Iraq’s political divisions needed to be addressed first.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 10:58
The United States would be making a historic error if it were to assist Iran with air power or even with diplomatic support in combatting ISIS.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 10:35
A clandestine raid by U.S. Special Forces to capture the chief suspect in attacks on an American diplomatic outpost and CIA compound in Benghazi in 2012 has underscored the fragility of the central Libyan government’s authority, intensifying concerns here about growing instability in the country as Islamists and rebel army forces clash in the east
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 10:25
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 07:01
The Obama administration is engaged in a strenuous effort to persuade Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to move within a matter of days toward a more inclusive power-sharing arrangement, something Maliki has failed to do over the past eight years despite continuous U.S. pressure.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:50
President Obama is right to press for a more inclusive Iraqi government, along with the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty within existing borders.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:34
If ISIS has captured significant pieces of communication gear and have learned how to use it and subsequently encrypt their communication, their advance across Iraq will only be that much more difficult to stop.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:27
The Defense Department has enough forces in the Persian Gulf to conduct airstrikes that would probably prevent Sunni insurgents from marching into Baghdad, but other missions would be far more complex and risk drawing the United States back into an Iraqi civil war, according to retired military commanders.