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. Why Obama Hasn’t Hit Back at Islamic State Harder Yet 246 September 5, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 3 September 2014 by Nick O'Malley (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:Australia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore 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 Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 South Africa: How SA and Canada Are Looking Beyond the US September 4, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 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 South Africa: Kevin Warsh’s Quiet Fed in a Face-Off with Bessent’s Treasury September 9, 2026. Published in Daily Maverick 0 Topics South Africa: Why the 2026 Yen Intervention Matters for Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar September 9, 2026. Published in Business Day 0 South Africa: Kevin Warsh’s Quiet Fed in a Face-Off with Bessent’s Treasury September 9, 2026. Published in Daily Maverick 0 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 Related Articles 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 Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump Suggests He Would Not Help UK in Another Falklands Clash September 3, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald Australia: CIA Chief’s Confusing Moscow Trip Reminds Us of the Corners Trump and Putin Are In August 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: ‘Shameful’, Incomprehensible’: Severe Blowback over FIFA’s Opaque Balogun Decision July 6, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleThe Unstoppable US Versus the Immovable ChinaNext articleObama Moves to Reassure Allies US Is Committed to Protecting Eastern Europe LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment