The U.S. Attaches No Particularities to the Kurds in Iraq

The critical issue being overlooked, however, is whether the Gulf clock will tick patiently throughout this process.

Military force can destroy a hostile regime, but it cannot create a stable political order.

[T]the airstrike that killed Soleimani ... [i]n addition to violating Iraq’s sovereignty ... was also an attack on Iraqis.

But with a maniacal president who cannot tolerate even a simple difference of opinion, a country that dares not to comply with his demands turns into an enemy that must be eliminated.