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 258 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 Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 China: Is Trump in Trouble? Some Already Detect Signs of Defection in Rubio and Vance May 14, 2026. Published in SinaThe question raised ... is one that the entire world is curious about: Does Trump himself actually understand the state of the war? 0 Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Egypt: The Xi Trump Summit in Beijing May 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIt goes without saying that the war against Iran will take center stage in Beijing. 0 Canada: What Trump and Xi Are Looking To Get Out of This Week’s Summit in Beijing May 12, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Topics Austria: Trump Is Preparing To Put the Gulf War on Ice May 15, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]f the ideologues prevail, there will be no "deal," but at most a frozen conflict. And before long, a new war. 0 Venezuela: Donald Trump Is Lying: No One Feels Happy, Let Alone Safe, in Venezuela with Diosdado Cabello as Minister of the Interior and Justice May 15, 2026. Published in Analitica[O]il, CITGO and the control of gold remain the key pieces on a geopolitical chessboard, with the suffering of the Venezuelan people relegated to the background. 0 Germany: The Saudis No Longer Trust Trump May 14, 2026. Published in Der Standard[U]nity among the Arab Gulf states is completely collapsing. 0 China: Is Trump in Trouble? Some Already Detect Signs of Defection in Rubio and Vance May 14, 2026. Published in SinaThe question raised ... is one that the entire world is curious about: Does Trump himself actually understand the state of the war? 0 Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Trump Xi Summit: Iran War Hangs over Vital Talks May 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Kenya: A Distant War, a Direct Impact: How the US Israel Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Kenya’s Economy May 13, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 Related Articles Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit Must Confront the AI Cold War May 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Tunisia: A Ship Adrift May 9, 2026. Published in Le QuotidienWhen America gets drunk from waging endless wars, paradoxically the whole planet wakes up with a terrible hangover. South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. Germany: Europe Last May 7, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung'Prematurely reducing America’s forward presence in Europe ... risks undermining deterrence and sending the wrong signal to Vladimir Putin.' 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