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. Overcoming America’s Failure 233 October 22, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Maclean's (Canada) on 13 October 2015 by Michael Petrou (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 ObamaCanadaforeign policygeopoliticsIslamic Statemilitary interventionSyria Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Trump Administration Doing All It Can To Get Hungary’s Orban Reelected March 26, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: As Pakistan Positions Itself as a US–Iran Broker, It Draws on a Set of Relationships Few Countries Can Replicate March 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ghana: Great Power Protection: What the Sahel Can Learn from Iran and Venezuela March 26, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb[G]reat powers rarely come to the rescue of smaller states once their own strategic interests are at stake. 0 Australia: This Madness Has Gone On for Too Long. Australia Can No Longer Rely on Trump’s America March 25, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Canada: Trump Seeks an Off-Ramp in the War with Iran March 26, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics Mexico: Why Support Cuba? March 31, 2026. Published in La JornadaOn the Caribbean island, people are dying because of Donald Trump’s cruelty. 0 Germany: A Kindergarten Is Deciding World War III March 31, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWe are witnessing the dumbest warmonger in recent American history. 0 Jordan: Would the US Sacrifice Israel? March 30, 2026. Published in assawsana[T]he U.S. may have come to realize how much its international standing has declined due to its subservience to Israel. 0 Germany: Trump’s Problem at the Pump March 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungEven this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter. 0 Ireland: If You Want To Know Why Trump Keeps Going to War, Look at the Size of His Military Budget March 30, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Houthis Open Up New Front in Middle East War, Making Things Much More Complex for Trump March 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Egypt: Trump’s Responsibility March 29, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIn the U.S., Trump no longer has a declaration of a victory over Iran within his grasp. 0 Philippines: Iran War Could Lead to US Empire’s End March 29, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesMilitary power alone cannot sustain global dominance, and attempts to assert it in the face of structural decline may hasten the very outcome they seek to prevent. 0 Related Articles Australia: As Pakistan Positions Itself as a US–Iran Broker, It Draws on a Set of Relationships Few Countries Can Replicate March 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Canada: Trump Seeks an Off-Ramp in the War with Iran March 26, 2026. Published in National Post Canada: Trump Administration Doing All It Can To Get Hungary’s Orban Reelected March 26, 2026. Published in CBC Canada: Donald Trump’s Hubris Got Us into This Quagmire of Rising Prices March 25, 2026. Published in Toronto Star Canada: Why Victory in Iran Hasn’t Been Achieved Yet March 23, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun Previous articleUS: Stop Using Religion as an Excuse To Interfere in China’s Internal Affairs!Next articleObama Doesn’t Understand Why Raúl Bites His Hand LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment