Z.Z. Rice, Appeaser Z.Z. Rice, Appeaser
In case Barack Obama was feeling lonely being called an "appeaser" by the neocons, he has company: the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is apoplectic over Co...
Jun 18, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
When Puppets Attack When Puppets Attack
Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's foreign minister, used his conversation with Barack Obama this week to give the Democratic candidate a geography lesson. "Iraq is not an island," lectured t...
Jun 18, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Israel’s Hat Trick Israel’s Hat Trick
John McCain says he won't talk to Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Barack Obama might talk to Syria, but he's having nothing to do with Hezbollah and Hamas. I guess they know somethin...
Jun 17, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Bombing Iran? It’s Not So Bad, Really Bombing Iran? It’s Not So Bad, Really
Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt, two Iran experts at the pro-Israeli thinktank, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, have published a primer for bombing Iran that...
Jun 13, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Khalilzad for President? (No, Not Here!) Khalilzad for President? (No, Not Here!)
Wake me up if this is a nightmare, but suddenly the idea that Zalmay Khalilzad might try to become president of Afghanistan is being taken seriously indeed. That a fierce America...
Jun 13, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Iraq Advisers Clash at CNAS Obama Iraq Advisers Clash at CNAS
The battle for Barack Obama's mind on the issue of getting out of Iraqunfolded in public yesterday, as two members of his Iraq advisory taskforce presented conflicting versions of...
Jun 12, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Unique Reality of Condi Rice The Unique Reality of Condi Rice
In case you missed it--or, if you didn't miss it, in case you didn't have the energy to read the entire 9,000 words--Condoleezza Rice's interminable lead article in the current is...
Jun 9, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraqi Officials Oppose US-Iraq Treaty Iraqi Officials Oppose US-Iraq Treaty
Ever since President Bush announced last fall that the United States would seek to negotiate a lasting security agreement with Iraq, the Democrats in Washington have insisted that...
Jun 5, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Works A Tough Room at AIPAC Obama Works A Tough Room at AIPAC
Two days after John McCain paraded his tough-guy image in front of 7,000 supporters at the annual meeting of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Barack Obama de...
Jun 4, 2008 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Letter From Iran Letter From Iran
Iranians' attitudes toward Ahmadinejad range from sullen tolerance to bitter hostility.
May 1, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss