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 Strategy in Tatters as Militants March On 450 October 12, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) on 12 October 2014 by Patrick Cockburn (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 ObamacoalitionIslamic StateNew Zealandstrategy Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore 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 Australia: As Leaders Meet in New York, the Fate of the World May Rest on Trump and Xi September 22, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 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 0 Ireland: Donald Trump Acts as Putin’s Puppet for Reasons Shrouded in Secrecy September 28, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Europe Has To Choose: Bend the Knee to Trump, or Join Carney’s New World Order September 25, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 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 Saudi Arabia: The US’ Postwar Regional Plan Is a Nonstarter September 11, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe plan ignores the root cause of the region’s decades-old conflict, which is the unresolved Palestinian question. Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. 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. Germany: Would a Trump Deal Be Better Than the Obama Deal?* April 19, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Australia: The World Still Interprets War Through an American Lens March 16, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleThanks Biden!Next articleDouble Standards LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment