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e spectrum, Democrats expressed nervousness about becoming entangled =n Iraq just two and a half years after leaving. Even former Secretary of S=ate Hillary Rodham Clinton, who voted for the 2003 invasion as a senator but is now positioning herself for anot=er run for president, said she opposed the use of American for

inst military aid=to the Syrian rebels was made against the advice of his top national secur=ty officials at that time, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CIA Director David Petraeus, Joint Chi=fs Chairman Martin Dempsey, and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. His las=-minute decision in August 2013 n

ars after leaving. Even former Secretary of S=ate Hillary Rodham Clinton, who voted for the 2003 invasion a

http://topics.wsj.com/person/O/Obama/4328> administration. The U.S. is weighing more direct military assis=ance to the government of Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki, the White House said Thursday, and officials hinted that =id might include airstrikes on militants who have edged to within a half-h=ur's drive of

eet Journal The Risk of Exaggerating the China Threat Michael Eastman Article 6. NYT NATO After Libya Editorial Article 7. Newsweek The Next Hillary; Handicapping the race for secretary of state Leslie H. Gelb ArItcic I. EFTA00660282 The Washington Post In Gaza, Hamas rule has not turned ou

presence and star power of most Foggy Bottom occupants--Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and Condi Rice, for example. And they certainly don't rival Hillary Clinton, who is determined both to stay until January and not be a lame duck. Doubt not that she has the will, standing abroad, and popularity at home to w

ruption and their own dwindling perks. Only in Iraq, untouched by the Arab Spring, does the strongman of yesteryear in the person of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seem to live on, though in a much more constrained form. So what are the consequences of an Arab world bereft of powerful authoritarians? Four sta

i Shabani Article 4. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Hezbollah's Iraq Problems Alexander Corbeil Article 5. The Washington Post Hillary Clinton's truly hard choice: Change or continuity) Fareed Zakaria Article 6. The Atlantic Secrets of the Creative Brain Nancy Andreasen The Washington P

exander Corbeil Article 5. The Washington Post Hillary Clinton's truly hard choice: Change or continuit

ir less experienced allies, who are now decamping for home. Since late December, Shia militiamen have returned to Iraq to defend the government of Nouri al-Maliki against the ISIS-led insurgency in the country's west. Given the lightening-speed advance of ISIS this month, threats to destroy Shia holy sites, a

a good chance that Barack Obama wouldn't be president without his stance on Iraq, which early on was one of the defining differences between him and Hillary Clinton. And even among those in Congress there was disagreement. On the resolution authorizing the war, 126 Democrats, one Independent, and six brave Repu

s one of the defining differences between him and Hillary Clinton. And even among those in Congress there

irmation votes. And what of Iraq today? As it turns out, it's one of the closest allies of Iran. Just last week, it was reported that Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki has turned down the U.S. demand for sanctions against Iran Page 14 of S EFTA00615166 for its nuclear program. Iraq also just approved the buildin

Russian Hydrocarbon Axis Grows Up Flynt Leverett Hillary Mann Leverett The Washington Institute Iraq's E

- On May 19, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) released the results of Iraq's April 30 national elections, and Shiite prime minister Nouri al-Maliki scored strongly on two fronts. First, his State of Law Alliance held its ground, winning 92 seats in the new 328-seat parliament compared to 89 in