Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. US Is Off to a War that Doesn’t Make Sense – Again 133 September 17, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in CBC (Canada) on 17 September 2014 by Neil MacDonald (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCanadawar Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Singapore: Trump’s Unconventional Diplomacy Will Come at High Cost for US Partners December 8, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Pakistan: Hardening the Frontier December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Topics Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 Related Articles Canada: Carney Says ‘Who Cares?’ about Talking to Trump as Tariffs Hit Canadian Workers November 24, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun Canada: Ukraine ‘Peace’ Plan Will Only Delay the Inevitable Reckoning November 24, 2025. Published in National Post Canada: US Ambassador Resents Meddling in Foreign Electoral Politics, but Trump Doesn’t Seem To Mind Doing So November 20, 2025. Published in CBC Canada: Sydney Sweeney Won’t Apologize to the Woke Mob November 20, 2025. Published in National Post Kenya: PR Power Play: The Zohran Mamdani Masterclass November 20, 2025. Published in NationIt's the same quality that once defined Barack Obama's presidential election campaigns: controlled tone, steady message, and moral clarity. Previous articleEbola Outbreak: Why the US Is Taking the LeadNext articleThe US-EU-Russia Sanctions Puzzle LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment