The U.S. government should be making it more difficult to sell weapons—at home as well as abroad.
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Iraq
A Quick Resolution to the ISIS Offensive Not Likely
It could bog down like the Iran-Iraq War.
The Real Causes of Iraq’s Problems
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki isn’t the only one responsible for Iraq’s woes — history, U.S. foreign policy, and meddling neighbors are also to blame.
ISIS Atrocities, Real or Imagined, Only Guarantee Reprisal Will Be Merciless
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria may be clever and rich but stoking the revenge machine reveals how impoverished its collective imagination is.
ISIS: Common Enemy of Iran and the United States
It’s ironic that Iraq’s last two enemies now stand ready to defend it against a third, ISIS.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Is Due for a Reality Check
For one thing, the brutality of ISIS may be its downfall.
Iraq Elections: No End to Violence
Iraq’s latest elections were relatively free and fair, but they won’t do much to resolve the country’s stark sectarian divides.
Dunya Mikhail: Politics in Service of Poetry
Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail talks about her experiences writing provocative poetry in two different countries.
Maliki: One of the Wrongest Horses the U.S. Ever Backed
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may not be as bad as Saddam Hussein, but he’s only slightly less worse.
Promoting a “Right to Heal” from Ft. Hood to Abu Ghraib
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are holding the U.S. government accountable for innocent victims on all sides of the fighting.