Odierno: Chalabi, Lami Tied to Iran Odierno: Chalabi, Lami Tied to Iran
Yesterday, during his appearance at the Institute for the Study of War, I had a chance to ask General Ray Odierno, the US commander in Iraq, about the role of Iran in the recent pu...
Feb 17, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Heckuva Job, Bidey Heckuva Job, Bidey
As Iraq's election decends from manipulation to thuggery to outright brutality, assassinations, and bombings, it's hard to know what reaction to have to Vice President Biden's comm...
Feb 14, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast
Time, once again, to review the bidding (and the state of hysteria) over Iran's nuclear program.
Feb 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Mind-Boggling Stupidity of Michael Rubin The Mind-Boggling Stupidity of Michael Rubin
The 2000's produced a panoply of villains, cretins and bunglers on Iraq and the broader Middle East. Truly, however, none of them can hold a candle to the pudgy-faced boy wonder of...
Feb 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bad to Worse in Iraq Bad to Worse in Iraq
The election in Iraq is less than a month away -- that is, if indeed it is held as scheduled on March 7 -- and things are going from bad to worse.
Feb 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Talking to the Taliban, Again Talking to the Taliban, Again
Is there any chance that the logjam on negotiating an end to the war in Afghanistan is loosening up? So far the United States seems to be taking a hands-off attitude.
Feb 2, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Insulting China Insulting China
Just like Hong Kong, soon enough Taiwan -- the so-called Republic of China -- will be absorbed into China proper. It's a goner. The sheer force of China's gravitational pull will d...
Feb 1, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Two Cheers for Obama on Foreign Affairs Two Cheers for Obama on Foreign Affairs
It was a pleasure to listen to a State of the Union address, especially after eight years of his predecessor's alarmist warnings and warlike thundering, in which war, terrorism, an...
Jan 28, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Manifesto: Ending the War A Manifesto: Ending the War
How will the war in Afghanistan end? This isn't a trick question. The answer is simple: the war will end when President Obama signs an order ending it; that is, when the president ...
Jan 25, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Petraeus Gets It Wrong Petraeus Gets It Wrong
Yesterday, I had a chance to question General David Petraeus about President Obama's Afghan timetable, and what he had to say leads one to suspect that if Petraeus, McChrystal, and...
Jan 22, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss