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December 31, 2019

Dan Hoffman: US embassy attack in Baghdad plays into Iran’s goal of getting American troops to leave Iraq

Former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman reacted to crowds of angry Iraqis protesting America’s recent airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia laid siege to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad Tuesday saying it was carried out to try and achieve Iran’s goal of getting American troops to leave Iraq.

December 31, 2019

Joe Kent: After embassy siege in Iraq, here is the way forward in Mideast for US

For too long we've believed the U.S. had been successful in building a real government in Iraq, one that could be a strategic partner in the region.

December 31, 2019

US presses Iraq to protect American personnel after embassy attack: ‘There will be no Benghazis’

Trump administration officials and U.S. lawmakers turned up pressure on Iraq’s government to keep American personnel in the country safe, after a stunning assault on the embassy in Baghdad renewed concerns about the influence of Iran.

December 31, 2019

Trump blames Iran for US Embassy attack in Iraq, vows to hold regime 'fully responsible'

President Trump accused Iran of orchestrating the attack at the U.S. Embassy compound in Iraq on Tuesday and vowed to hold the regime "fully responsible." 

December 30, 2019

James Carafano: US airstrikes in Mideast — sending THIS clear message to friends and foes alike

The strikes were a justified and proportional response to recent attacks.

December 30, 2019

US conducts airstrikes in Iraq, Syria after contractor killed, American troops injured in rocket attack

The U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday — days after a U.S. defense contractor was killed at a military compound in a rocket attack.

December 29, 2019

James Carafano: US foreign policy in the 2010s — are we better off than we were a decade ago?

In the 2010s we had Iraq and Afghanistan, Bin Laden and Baghdadi, Benghazi and Syria, Russia and NATO.

December 27, 2019

'Several' US troops injured in Iraq rocket attack that killed US contractor: official

A U.S. defense contractor was killed in a rocket attack in Iraq on Friday outside the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told 91±¬ÁÏ.

December 27, 2019

Eddie Gallagher's fellow SEALs describe him as 'toxic,' 'evil' in new videos

The Navy SEALs who served beside Special Operations Chief Eddie Gallagher described their platoon leader as "toxic," "freaking evil" and a "psychopath," in new video recordings obtained by The New York Times.

December 24, 2019

Dan Gabriel: Amid protests, Iraq faces an uncertain future

The seeds of the next sectarian conflict may have already been planted.