LEAVING IRAQU.S. Stryker armored vehicles with the 2nd Infantry Division’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team line up at a fueling site on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2010, to fuel up before heading out on a two-day mission to leave Iraq through Kuwait. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kimberly Hackbarth
The US Leaves Iraq, But Not In Peace -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star
Following the mainstream American media’s celebratory coverage of the withdrawal of “combat troops” from Iraq earlier this week, the truth is that the killing, destruction and waste of resources will continue apace in Iraq for some time.
The full impact of the mayhem and devastation unleashed by the American-led invasion will only be measured in calculations across the entire region – and globally in some instances, like the spread of networks of trained-in-Iraq terrorists – for many years to come.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Moqtada al-Sadr: The King of Iraq -- Babak Dehghanpisheh, Foreign Policy
U.S. Pullout: The Sunset for Iraq? -- Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Five myths about the Iraq troop withdrawal -- Kenneth M. Pollack, Washington Post
Barack Obama vacations in the shadow of a nuclear Iran: Tehran’s progress exposes the massive failure of Obama’s foreign policy -- Niles Gardiner, The Telegraph
What Israelis and Palestinians must concede if they want a lasting peace -- Washington Post editorial
Don't fall for the direct-talk hype: The 'peace process' is still going nowhere -- Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy
Islam Needs A Nelson Mandela (Surprise, Surprise, Surprise) -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The New York Mosque. Taking Bin Laden’s Side -- Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
China and India: Contest of the century -- The Economist
For China, Will Money Bring Power? -- Piers Brendon, New York Times
Fiji – Future of the Pacific? -- Balaji Chandramohan, The Diplomat
Make No Mistake, Air Power Keeps Us Safe -- Michael Auslin, FOX News
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