America, we have a problem. In the blood-soaked chaotic Middle East, with few exceptions like the Kurds, our friends either can't or won't fight. The Free Syrian Army folded. The U.S.-armed Hazm force in Syria has just collapsed after being routed by the al-Nusra...

With all of the public sniping back-and-forth between American President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Netanyahu’s circumvention of standard protocol for a visiting head of state to speak before Congress, watching or listening to the...

U.S. General Martin Dempsey called on Iraq to ensure that Coalition aid is used effectively. He specifically wants additional reforms to military leadership posts, increased recruitment, and better pay systems. He expressed concerns about the government’s weak...

Suddenly it reminded me of something. I was watching The Speech by Binyamin Netanyahu before the Congress of the United States. Row upon row of men in suits (and the occasional woman), jumping up and down, up and down, applauding wildly, shouting approval. It was the...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. In our era in Washington, whole careers have been built on grotesque mistakes. In fact, when it comes to our various conflicts, God save you if you’re right; no one will ever want to hear from you again. If you’re wrong, however......

When Victoria Nuland, the neoconservative éminence grise of the Obama administration, uttered her now infamous "F—k the EU!" in a phone call with US ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, it was a supremely embarrassing moment for Washington. Aside...

At least 95 people were killed and 22 were wounded in recent violence. Islamic State militants could be looting and demolishing a third ancient city in northern Iraq.

Kurdish forces mistook a group of Canadian soldiers for militants and fire upon them, killing one and wounding three. At least 303 people were also killed, and another 76 were wounded across the country. A second ancient Iraqi city may have been razed by the Islamic State militants.

As they’re wont to do, last week ISIS released a video of their grim work. This time, the victims in their propaganda piece were not human beings but priceless artifacts housed in the Mosul, Iraq museum. "The Prophet Muhammad commanded us to shatter and destroy...

Dear Petro Poroshenko, Be careful of American support. Now that you are about to become a close ally of the US and a dictator at the same time, you should be warned that this might not be the beginning of a long-living love affair that inevitably ends with an account...