U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks to U.S. troops from the 82nd Airborne Division at the Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2015.
Sharon Behn, VOA: Defining US Role in Iraq: Combat or Not?
WASHINGTON - After months of skirting the issue of whether American forces are in combat in Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren was clear on Wednesday: “Of course it’s combat.”
Asked about a joint Kurdish Peshmerga-U.S. force raid freeing a number of prisoners from an Islamic State jail in Hawija on October 22, Warren acknowledged it was a “combat action.”
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 29, 2015
Obama fumbles for credibility in Syria as Russia and Iran seize initiative -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The US had no choice but to involve Iran in Syria talks -- Massoumeh Torfeh, Al Jazeera
Iran’s Role in the Syrian Crisis -- NYT editorial
Iran's War on Drugs Shows How It Would 'Help' in Syria -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Why the New ISIL Strategy is a Bad Idea -- Robert G. Cantelmo, National Interest
The Other Refugee Crisis -- Joshua Meservey, Real Clear World
Don’t Underestimate Xi Jinping’s Resolve in the South China Sea -- Mu Chunshan, The Diplomat
Beijing's Choice in the South China Sea -- Bloomberg editorial
The Right Way to Enforce Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea -- James Fallows, Defense One/The Atlantic
China: One Child No More -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
Road to Nowhere? Peace Efforts in the Southern Philippines -- Peter M. Sales, The Diplomat
A Brutal Genocide in Colonial Africa Finally Gets its Deserved Recognition -- Daniel A. Gross, Smithsonian magazine
South Sudan's shattered dream -- Yalda Hakim, BBC
Austria's border fence: Why are more nations building barriers? -- Maddy Crowell, CSM
Colombia: You thought this war was over -- Laura Secorun Palet, OZY
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Why is it that every time i see Ash Carter .. i want to beat him like a red headed stepson .
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