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 Should Let the Middle East Settle Its Own Differences 375 November 16, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 16 November 2015 by Tom Switzer (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:Australiacounterterrorismforeign policygeopoliticsIraq WarMiddle EastSyriaTerrorism Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore 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. 0 France: The Tide Is Turning for Trump September 23, 2026. Published in L'Alsace[A] U.S. constitutional checks and balances system is telling the president that all abuses of power will be punished. 0 Ireland: Donald Trump Acts as Putin’s Puppet for Reasons Shrouded in Secrecy September 28, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Austria: Trump’s Greenland Deal Looks Much Like the Old One* September 23, 2026. Published in Die PresseThe Danes skillfully outmaneuvered Trump by bringing out a refreshed version of an old agreement. 0 Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia Has No Choice but To Hike Rates as US Currency Crown Slips September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Cuba: The Plague’s Address September 29, 2026. Published in JuventudrebeldeWhat a sad gathering it is that must tolerate a deranged individual … when they must sit and listen, bowing to protocol or out of fear. 0 United Arab Emirates: US vs. US September 28, 2026. Published in AlkhaleejOne can speak of a form of state self-destruction in America. 0 Australia: China Is No Longer Playing by American Rules as Xi Jinping Looks to His Next Term September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia Has No Choice but To Hike Rates as US Currency Crown Slips September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: Donald Trump Acts as Putin’s Puppet for Reasons Shrouded in Secrecy September 28, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Mexico: Comrade Trump September 26, 2026. Published in La Jornada[A]ll things considered, no one has ever done more than Trump to end U.S. global hegemony, reduce Washington’s influence in the world and undermine the power of the presidency in the United States. 0 Austria: Donald Trump Rules the Superpower That Is Not So Great Anymore September 26, 2026. Published in Der Standard[T]he Trump presidency is doing its part to ensure that the long-predicted decline of the superpower becomes a reality much sooner. 0 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. 0 Related Articles Australia: China Is No Longer Playing by American Rules as Xi Jinping Looks to His Next Term September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia Has No Choice but To Hike Rates as US Currency Crown Slips September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 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. Australia: The ‘Striking’ Difference in How Trump and Xi Used Their Invisible Summit September 25, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald Australia: From Foes to ‘Great Friends’ in a Year — Has China’s Xi Jinping Tamed Donald Trump? September 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleUS Soldiers in Syria: The New ContestNext articleThe US Must Define Its Security Interests, and Assure It Has the Military Capability to Enforce Them LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment