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. Mission Creep 357 June 19, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) on 18 June 2015 by Hussein Haridy (link to originallink to original) Translated from 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 ObamaEgyptIraqIslamic State Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: How UK-US Military Leases Secure Sovereign Concessions October 15, 2026. Published in Arab NewsBackroom legal deals turn international law into a tool for the voluntary relinquishment of domestic territory. 0 Taiwan: Betrayed by Trump, Ukraine Was Once a ‘City upon a Hill’ October 21, 2026. Published in UDNTaiwan’s “city upon a hill” is actually built on volatile colliding geopolitical tectonic plates. 0 Germany: Quickly Lashing Out Once More October 18, 2026. Published in TazTrump can't cope ... and his attacks are becoming more frenzied. He's a lame duck with a gun. 0 Ireland: Trump’s Sham ‘Peace Plan’ for Palestine Is 1 Year Old, More than 1,500 Have Been Killed in Gaza Since October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Topics Taiwan: Betrayed by Trump, Ukraine Was Once a ‘City upon a Hill’ October 21, 2026. Published in UDNTaiwan’s “city upon a hill” is actually built on volatile colliding geopolitical tectonic plates. 0 Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: Quickly Lashing Out Once More October 18, 2026. Published in TazTrump can't cope ... and his attacks are becoming more frenzied. He's a lame duck with a gun. 0 Japan: Pressure on Ukraine: The US Administration’s Focus Is Backward October 18, 2026. Published in Sankei Shimbun 0 Ireland: Trump’s Sham ‘Peace Plan’ for Palestine Is 1 Year Old, More than 1,500 Have Been Killed in Gaza Since October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on US Midterms: a Lame Duck Trump Is Still a Danger October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Trump and Netanyahu Are Putting the World at Risk To Stay in Power October 16, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: The Unpleasant Logic of Live-Streaming Nidal Hasan’s Execution October 16, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Related Articles Germany: Trump Is Yielding a Key Country to Iran* October 6, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Iraq: US and Its Imagined Enemy September 26, 2026. Published in AzzamanIt was a grand illusion, one that had taken root in the minds of the U.S. administration’s decision-makers. Saudi Arabia: The US’ Postwar Regional Plan Is a Nonstarter September 11, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe plan ignores the root cause of the region’s decades-old conflict, which is the unresolved Palestinian question. 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. Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. Previous articleThey’re Only Concerned about ThemselvesNext articleMixed Signals in US-Russian Relations LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment