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. 1 457 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 Nigeria: Who Will Give Donald Trump His Desperately Needed Victory? Nigeria Should Be Asking That September 5, 2026. Published in The Guardian Nigeria 0 South Africa: How SA and Canada Are Looking Beyond the US September 4, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Canada: A Dumb and Dumber Trade War September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Taiwan: A US Able To Withdraw at Any Moment Spells a New Reality for a Volatile Asia-Pacific September 2, 2026. Published in The United Daily News[I]f Washington walks away, its allies must fend for themselves. 0 Topics Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Why Donald Trump’s Trolling of Canada Is the Same Old Playbook of a Businessman Flop September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Ignore Donald Trump’s Trolling, What He Does Next Should Concern Us September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: A Dumb and Dumber Trade War September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 United States of America: Post-Constitutionalism September 8, 2026. Published in La Cronica de HoyThe Constitution was the last nail in the coffin of feudalism, and it was the bourgeoisie who wielded the hammer. 0 India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump, Putin and Exiting the War September 7, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatWhile one can go to war alone, returning in the same manner is impossible unless a knockout blow is achieved. 0 South Africa: US Social Security Shortfall Offers Warning for South Africa September 7, 2026. Published in Cape TimesThe failure was not a lack of information. It was a lack of political courage. 0 Related Articles 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 U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. 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