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Expanding US Strikes to ISIS in Syria, Has Obama Opened New Phase of “Perpetual War”?
The United States has launched airstrikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State, as well as members of a separate militant organization known as the Khorasan group.
Nationalist Illusions
After thousands of years of bloody wars among contending tribes, regions, and nations, is it finally possible to dispense with the chauvinist ideas of the past?
Is There a Diplomatic Solution to ISIS Crisis? US Could Turn to Aid, Arms Embargo and Engaging Foes
An international summit on combating militants from the Islamic State has opened in France, bringing together around 30 countries from a US-led coalition.
ISIL, the US, and Curing Our Addiction to Violence
President Obama's Wednesday night address on the Islamic State reintroduced a war weary nation to more violent intervention in Iraq, another war weary nation.
Treat ISIS Like an Onion
Like layers of an onion, ISIS supporters can be carefully peeled away. But not if Obama goes into Syria and Iraq with a mallet.
Suckered Again?
The agony of loss the parents of Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff must feel is beyond comprehension. But is their pain any different from the universal pain of violence …
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Bombing at a Press Conference Beats Mindlessly Flexing Military Might
The hottest conflicts raging at the moment defy easy answers.
Obama Vows to Destroy Islamic State, but Expanded Strikes in Syria and Iraq Point to “Endless War”
President Obama has authorized US airstrikes for the first time in Syria and their expansion in Iraq against the militant group Islamic State.
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Obama Strategy to Beat Islamic State Likely to Draw US Into Years of Conflict
The nascent strategy calls for working with European and Arab allies to confront the group not only in Iraq, but also in Syria.
Obama’s No-Win War on ISIS
Obama's constant Middle East flip-flops have made it difficult to keep allies.