Iraq

May 12, 2017

Fair is foul and foul is fair in Syria

“In Syria” Friedman recommends, “Trump should let ISIS be Assad’s, Iran’s Hezbollah’s and Russia’s headache.” In other words, let the IS be a Western asset.

October 28, 2016

But for Atal Behari Vajpayee, Kurdish Iraq was nearly ours

Hard to believe, but Mosul, currently in the news, would have been ours today had Atal Behari Vajpayee not played spoil sport.

February 8, 2015

Changing American views on Israel may determine peace outcome

I commend to my Israeli friends that they read Shibley Telhami’s opinion poll on shifting ideas in the US about Israel, something even Thomas Friedman is worried about. There may be a shaft of light.