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. Pressure on US To Put Foot Down in More Than Just Middle East 357 October 27, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 28 October 2014 by Peter Hartcher (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:AustraliaIslamic StateMiddle EastmilitarySyria Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: CIA Chief’s Confusing Moscow Trip Reminds Us of the Corners Trump and Putin Are In August 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 India: Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran: Whose Clock Runs Out First? August 24, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe critical issue being overlooked, however, is whether the Gulf clock will tick patiently throughout this process. 0 Saudi Arabia: US Treasury Secretary’s Threats: Psychological or Real? August 24, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe new threat confounds Iranian strategists who based their negotiations on backing Trump into a corner ahead of the midterm elections. 0 China: The ‘Shield of the Americas’ Cannot Protect Latin America August 22, 2026. Published in HuanqiuThis appears to be American aid, but the underlying motivation is anything but altruistic. 0 Canada: Ford Has Capitalized on Trump War, but His Bigger Challenge Will Be Managing Concession Carney August 27, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics South Korea: While Trump Warms to North Korean Nukes, We Must Fight for a Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula August 29, 2026. Published in Hankyoreh[D]ebate over the United States’ true intentions persists. 0 Honduras: The ‘Iron War’ and 6G August 28, 2026. Published in La Tribuna[T]he challenge of 6G network development does not lie in microchips or programming; rather, it reflects an issue of international diplomacy, space policy and pure physics. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on Donald Trump and Lake Ontario: What’s in a Name? August 28, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Don’t Trust the Democrats. They Will Tariff Us Too, Just with a Smile August 28, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Canada: American Minds Are the Real Front in This Trade War August 28, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: What the CIA Director’s Mystery Trip to Moscow Says about Putin’s Next Move August 28, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: CIA Chief’s Confusing Moscow Trip Reminds Us of the Corners Trump and Putin Are In August 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Trump’s Trade War With Canada Is a Bad Omen for Other Trade Partners August 28, 2026. Published in Der StandardThere are plenty of reasons for him to reignite trade tensions. 0 Related Articles Australia: CIA Chief’s Confusing Moscow Trip Reminds Us of the Corners Trump and Putin Are In August 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Taiwan: The Painful, 23-Year Lesson of the US Invasion of Iraq August 20, 2026. Published in Meihua NewsMilitary force can destroy a hostile regime, but it cannot create a stable political order. Luxembourg: The Middle East Is Getting Away from Trump: No Solutions in Sight for Conflicts in the Region August 18, 2026. Published in TageblattIn the end, the U.S. will probably have made the entire Middle East even more unstable than it already was. Jordan: American-Sunni Alliance August 17, 2026. Published in assawsanaThe Iranian axis, so to speak, is working to curb American influence — not to prove that the Shia are right or the Sunnis are wrong. South Korea: Not an Escape, but an Eviction: The United States Is Losing the Middle East August 14, 2026. Published in HankyorehThe United States did not simply stumble into a trap in the Middle East; it deliberately walked into one. Previous articleEbola: An Electoral Issue Gone ViralNext article‘At Current State of the US Economy, the Question of Returning the Borrowed Funds Is Particularly Acute’ LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment