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. US Is Off to a War that Doesn’t Make Sense – Again 260 September 17, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in CBC (Canada) on 17 September 2014 by Neil MacDonald (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 ObamaCanadawar Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Saudi Arabia: A Strange War and Its Bizarre Coverage June 5, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAnother interesting feature is the absence of non-partisan journalists covering this war. 0 Spain: Breakdown in Cuba June 1, 2026. Published in El PaísIt is ... inevitable that the direction the country is going in will have to change. 0 Germany: Trump’s Fatal Signal to Putin* May 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungTrump’s willingness to defend an ally may depend upon whether he currently gets along with its political leadership. 0 France: Iran: The United States at an Impasse June 5, 2026. Published in L'Est Républicain[C]apitalizing on the White House's indecision, Israel is advancing its offensive in Lebanon. 0 Australia: Trump’s Tariff Game Has Resumed and Australia Could Face Some Curveballs June 5, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics South Africa: Where’s My Phone? My Golden Trump Phone! June 5, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentSo, to succeed in the trough of graft, a politician must have a profusion of scandals, so many of them all at once such that they would eventually overwhelm the system’s capacity to cope. 0 Saudi Arabia: A Strange War and Its Bizarre Coverage June 5, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAnother interesting feature is the absence of non-partisan journalists covering this war. 0 Australia: Trump’s Tariff Game Has Resumed and Australia Could Face Some Curveballs June 5, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 South Korea: Trump’s Face on a Dollar Bill? June 5, 2026. Published in Dong-A IlboIt would be difficult to find another instance of an incumbent leader featuring their own face on a bill in a non-monarchic, democratic country. 0 France: Iran: The United States at an Impasse June 5, 2026. Published in L'Est Républicain[C]apitalizing on the White House's indecision, Israel is advancing its offensive in Lebanon. 0 Poland: Vox Populi Is Not Vox Dei: Democracy Is Mortal and Requires Active Defense* June 4, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaThere is no shortage of initiatives, resolutions and legislation aimed at defending democracy in the EU. What is missing is effectiveness. 0 Israel: Trump’s Illusion: From Tehran 2026 to Munich 1938 June 3, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom[I]t appears that the [U.S.] is capitulating in the talks. 0 Kenya: Planned US Ebola Quarantine Center a Typical Case of Ethical Dumping June 3, 2026. Published in The StandardThis move is a typical ethical dumping approach where the so-classified as first world nations unethically conduct research in third-world countries. 0 Related Articles Canada: Ambassador Peter Hoekstra Fans the Flames of the 51st State Debate June 2, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun Saudi Arabia: Will Trump Conclude a Deal like Obama’s? May 26, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe Trump administration and the Tehran regime are both cornered and in need of some agreement. Canada: Trump Purged His Republican Critics. Here’s Why He Could Soon Regret It May 25, 2026. Published in CBC Canada: If the United States Is ‘Fascist,’ What on Earth Are Russia and Iran? May 18, 2026. Published in National Post Canada: What Trump and Xi Are Looking To Get Out of This Week’s Summit in Beijing May 12, 2026. Published in CBC Previous articleEbola Outbreak: Why the US Is Taking the LeadNext articleThe US-EU-Russia Sanctions Puzzle LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment