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. Unfettered Power Is Public Enemy No. 1 502 January 22, 2019 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Times (U.K.) on 22 January 2019 by Hugo Rifkind (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:Christian BaleDick CheneyGeorge W. BushIraq WarU.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore 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 Lebanon: Washington: The Limits of a Military Option October 15, 2026. Published in AnnaharWithout a comprehensive approach to the Yemeni crisis ... changing the balance of power on the ground will remain extremely difficult. 0 Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Kenya: UNESCO’s Kwale Biosphere Push Raises Questions over Kenya’s Role in the Process October 15, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 Poland: Why It’s Hard To Give Up War* October 14, 2026. Published in RzeczpospolitaThanks to Trump, Russia could tip the balance in its favor. 0 Topics Spain: The Age of Cruelty October 19, 2026. Published in El PaisModeration has become a flaw and extremism is a virtue. 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 Australia: Iraq ‘Excursion into Hell’ May Be Over, but There’s No End in Sight for Today’s Worsening Conflicts October 2, 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. Egypt: Iran’s Fate Is Not in Trump’s Hands March 6, 2026. Published in almasryalyoumBut with a maniacal president who cannot tolerate even a simple difference of opinion, a country that dares not to comply with his demands turns into an enemy that must be eliminated. Israel: Putin’s No-NATO Demands for Ukraine Remain the Same over a Decade after 2008 Conference August 22, 2025. Published in The Jerusalem PostThe U.S., under President George W. Bush, had pushed for both Ukraine and Georgia to immediately enter NATO’s Membership Action Plan. Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse Previous articleUS Sen. Graham’s Anti-Saudi Tirade Is out of LineNext articleThe US and Britain Have Been Driven into Gridlock by Obstinate, Inadequate Leaders LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment