HUFFPOST - Hillary Clinton Slams Trump's White House Makeover As Reminiscent Of Saddam Hussein
“It’s sad that it’s so tackyed up,” she said.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jude Russo) - This Column Is Not About Trump’s Foreign Policy
Does this sound familiar? The post This Column Is Not About Trump’s Foreign Policy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs This Column Is Not About Trump’s Foreign Policy Does this sound familiar? NORBERT SCHILLER/AFP via Getty Images The leader of a major nation decided to launch an assault on the Islamic Republic of Iran after observing its recent bouts of internal disorder. That leader, backed by pliant and corrupt political elites largely drawn from his own social circles, didn’t seem to have given much thought to strategy or tactics; his plan was just to project overwhelming force into Iranian territory and wait for the regime to collapse. He was surprised to encounter a foe who fought back with ferocity, ingenuity,…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Bruce Fein, John Kiriakou) - Intelligence Amateurism
American intelligence agencies, like those across the world, are unprofessional and produce little of value. The post Intelligence Amateurism appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Intelligence Amateurism American intelligence agencies, like those across the world, are unprofessional and produce little of value. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) The intelligence communities of all nations are marked by amateur blunders, misadventures, or clownishness yielding nothing of intelligence value. China’s spying on the United States is exemplary. A front page story in the May 11, 2026 issue of the New York Times disclosed a Chinese overture to pay modest sums to a staff member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese…Open
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Victory in Iran is nothing short of finishing it off
Originally published by Asia Times
Does President Trump have a plan for finishing business in Iran in a way that leaves no room for doubt and that needs no explanation? In the part of the world that includes Iran, if you have to explain that you won you have in fact lost. President Trump’s announcement that he is pausing, after a day, Project Freedom, which had the US Navy escorting cargo ships through the Straits of Hormuz, is puzzling. As are his statements that a deal with the Iranian regime to end the war is within reach. Keep in mind that focusing too closely on Trump’s zigs-and-zags can be disorienting. Only he knows what he intends to do and how he will get there. And he has access to all the intelligence. We in the commentariat do not. One hopes the…Open
AMERICANTHINKER - The last name Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein uttered: A warning to the US?
Saddam Hussein underestimated Muqtada al-Sadr; are we doing the same?
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (W. James Antle III) - Iran Will Be Shorter Than Iraq. Will It Be Better?
Trump’s political improvisation is facing its hardest test so far. The post Iran Will Be Shorter Than Iraq. Will It Be Better? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Iran Will Be Shorter Than Iraq. Will It Be Better? Trump’s political improvisation is facing its hardest test so far. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump was irritated when a reporter pointed out we have been at war with Iran for longer than the originally promised four to six weeks. He noted this was still a much briefer military adventure than various past wars and even accidentally invoked an enduring gag from the 1990s sitcom Friends. “I took a break,” Trump said in the Oval Office, presumably referring to the ceasefire that remains in effect at this writing. …Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Why Would the Kurds Do America’s Dirty Work?
Everyone’s favorite Middle Eastern minority has been left out to dry one time too many. The post Why Would the Kurds Do America’s Dirty Work? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Why Would the Kurds Do America’s Dirty Work? Everyone’s favorite Middle Eastern minority has been left out to dry one time too many. Will the Kurds fight the government in Tehran at Washington’s urging, opening a new ground front in Iran? The U.S. seemingly wants them to, but the Kurds and Washington have a sordid history on this topic. What will Kurdish leaders advise their people to do? Imagine you are one of those Kurdish leaders today, in, say, your mid-sixties. You grew up hearing your elders talk of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and its division by the Allies. After WWI, the Kurds were given the…Open
AXIOS (Herb Scribner) - How Trump's Iran gamble is different than past regime overthrows
President Trump's bid to topple Iran's regime marks a sharp break from two decades of U.S. intervention playbooks across multiple presidencies. The big picture: Trump's weekend strikes on Iran — and his explicit call for an uprising — diverge from how the U.S. approached regime pressure in Iraq and Venezuela , historians tell Axios. The gamble signals a more unpredictable stretch of his foreign policy ahead as he openly threatens force elsewhere. - The U.S. and Israel announced Saturday that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, was killed in an Israeli strike — throwing the future of the country's government into immediate uncertainty. State of play: Trump announced military strikes against Iran on…
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jude Russo) - Iran’s Grand Tragedy
Things are more complicated than they appear. The post Iran’s Grand Tragedy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Iran Iran’s Grand Tragedy Things are more complicated than they appear.Open
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Freeing Iran requires a push from the US – and fast
Originally published by Asia Times
Protests need urgent American military support–otherwise Trump’s ‘locked and loaded’ threat will ring hollow Americans and the other free nations are watching Iran and many are rooting for the Iranians who have risen up against the repressive regime that has ruled harshly since 1979 – and caused no end of trouble for the United States. But it’s going to take more than protests and American encouragement to bring down the Mullahs. Force is needed. America (and excepting the Israelis, any friends the US has who want to do more than hide in the corner) need to go after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other parts of the regime’s coercive infrastructure such as the Basij militia. Evin Prison, Iran’s…Open