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…s's fatigue and frustration from the enormous intellectual and emotional burdens associated with overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. One suspects, however, that in a more reflective moment, Gates would have acknowledged that "never say never" is a wise rule of thumb in...

…d mine: Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, who had been President George H. W. Bush’s deputy security adviser 1n the first Iraq war and then head of the CIA; and Hillary Clinton, now Secretary of State. During a series of early trips to the US as Defense Minister, I met Gates, Hilla...

…he reaction inside both the White House and State Department was to scoff. Neither has an incentive to switch. With the Iraq portfolio already in his pocket, Biden gets plenty of foreign-policy action. His bigger concern is staying on good terms with Hillary. In late 2009, he wor...

…turally distinctive group. On one reading, President George W. Bush may well have initiated the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as retaliatory attacks on terrorists, designed to protect American interests and well-being. But he brought much of our nation on board by weaving a web of...

…ff. Iran was likely to become even more assertive regionally now that the Gulf War had weakened its neighbor and rival, Iraq. We also knew, from our intelligence sources, that the Iranians were making preliminary efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. 241 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028089

…l actors such as the pro-regime Russia. Given Erdogan's sharp differences with Washington over Israel-Palestine and the Iraq war

it could not divert its forces to the north. That helped secure Turkey at a relatively low cost in aid and risk. By aligning itself with the interests of a great power

2011 -- Secretary of Defense Bob Gates was in Iraq early this month urging Iraqi leaders to decide whether they want U.S. forces to stay beyond Dec. 31. ""If there is to be a presence

…s had been no more ready than we were. They did have the tanker aircraft and the heavy bombs. But their plan —a kind of Iraq-style shock and awe — was so obviously prone to lead to a wider conflict that it would never have received the go-ahead from President Obama, or probably a...

…global powers, including South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey. Indeed, in the aftermath of the US military debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, and especially since the financial meltdown and the ensuing Great Recession, small-time pundits as well as renowned futurologists have bee...

…e- tinged political view. “Trump has said things that conservatives never would have thought... . His criticism of the Iraq War, bashing the Bush family, I couldn’t believe he did that ... but he did... . Fuck them ... if at the end of the day an Anglo Wasp family produces Jeb a...

…lity in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. He cites Clinton's support for the Iraq war - launched by former Republican President George W. Bush - as another example of her shortcomings. Ata rally Wednesday night in Sacramento, California...

…deeply fucked up-- Brazil, Qatar, Turkey, KSA, Iran, Argentina, Mexico,Venezuel,Egypt , Russia, China , Africa , Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan Sender: e:[email protected] Time: 10/09/18 05:10:31 PM (560823031) HOUSE OVERSIGHT 027450 Flags: 1085445 Is Read: No Is Invitation: No GUID:...

…lessly pacing preacher of the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church of San Antonio, Texas, stood in front of large maps of Iraq and the Middle East. He preached from Ezekiel about the refleshing of dry bones and a return of all Jews to Israel. He said that contributions to his churc...

…alization The Battle for Pakistan Bruce Riedel Article 6. | The New Republic We shouldn't remove all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami Article 7.’ Asharg Alawsat lran: The fight at the top heats up Amir Taheri HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029628