Epstein Secrets

uch an anchor in the Arab world as Egypt. The decision to give up on the admittedly difficult negotiations with the Iraqis was clearly motivated by White House's desire to run on "ending" the war in Iraq. This was as unnecessary as it was unwise. The decision to allow deep cuts in defense spending -- rather

. Ankle 6. Foreign Policy EFTA00660819 Grading Obama's Foreign Policy Eight experts rate the president's performance so far January 23, 2012 Robert Kagan: On the accomplishment side of the ledger, credit Barack Obama with a very smart policy in Asia. By taking advantage of China overplaying its hand

own administration— have warned that unless the United States pushed hard for inclusive government, the country would slide back into civil war. Yet the White House has been so eager to put Iraq in America's rearview mirror that, EFTA00665429 publicly at least, it has given Maliki an almost-free pass. Until no

the time, because I do recognize that the U.S. has a singular role to play in the world's most volatile and dysfunctional region, and I agree with Robert Kagan, who argues that superpowers don't have the luxury of taking vacations from responsibility. But on the other hand, conditions in Iraq, while aggrav

p's initial April call with Zelensky, released Friday, revealed that the president didn't even broach corruption during that conversation, despite the White House's readout from the time that said he had raised the issue. "I think the Ukrainians gradually came to understand that they were being asked to do some

ble commentary from The Post's opinion page: • Dana Milbank: "Trump-friendly judges run out the clock on impeachment." • Foreign affairs columnist Robert Kagan: "Republicans are pushing the U.S. to accept quid pro quo as the new normal." • Catherine Rampell: "Trump and Republicans are on the hunt for Rea