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. The West Must Remain in Iraq Until Local Forces Can Meet and Best the Foe 139 June 16, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in National Post (Canada) on 16 June 2015 by (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 ObamaCanadaIraqIraq WarIslamic State Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: Trump’s Chaotic Management Is Hurting Himself and the Whole World December 5, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t Is appalling to see the person in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal acts like a spoiled child. 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 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 Singapore: Trump’s Unconventional Diplomacy Will Come at High Cost for US Partners December 8, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Poland: Why the America We Knew Is Gone* December 7, 2025. Published in RzeczpospolitaWe may only think ... it will return, but it won’t. It is no longer the child of Europe, 0 Topics Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. 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 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 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 articleThe End of US ‘Bulk Telephony Collection,’ and the Lessons for CanadaNext articleCold War Is Back in Town LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment