Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 14, 2016
In his daily free-association exercise, the Republican presidential nominee accused the president of creating the terrorist organization by withdrawing troops from Iraq in 2011. But the timetable for withdrawal was set by the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 7, 2015
After a briefing at the Pentagon on the fight against Islamic State (also known as Daesh), the president acknowledged Monday that the training of Iraqi troops has been going much slower than expected. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 13, 2014
In an age of weasel words and Orwellian diction, it would be refreshing to hear Mr. Obama call the recent escalation in Iraq what it is. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 11, 2014
President Obama’s speech launching his war on ISIS avoided the qualifications that he had earlier made, which had produced caviling inside the Beltway from politicians who confuse careless belligerency with decisiveness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 6, 2014
The NATO summit in Wales was supposed to be all about getting out of Afghanistan. Instead, two new issues dominated it -- Ukraine and ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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