Tag Archives: Iraq

Historic Justice: A Kurdish State Now

Posted on October 23, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ARUTZ SHEVA by Dr Mordechai Kedar October 23, 2014 The Kurds have a right to independence. Their lack of it until now is an unjust and tragic accident of history. The borders of most of the Arab countries east of the … Continue reading →

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We left, ISIS stayed. 5 Key Implications if Baghdad Falls to ISIS

Posted on October 18, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

PJ MEDIA by Patrick Poole October 14, 2014 Reports that ISIS has surrounded Baghdad and is quickly closing in on the Baghdad International Airport (armed with MANPADS, no less) are troubling. Baghdad itself has been rocked by a series of … Continue reading →

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The Barbarians Within Our Gates

Posted on October 16, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

POLITICO by Hisham Melhem September 18, 2014 Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime. With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama is doing more than to knowingly enter a … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

DAILY BEAST by Josh Rogin October 2, 2014 In a forthcoming book, obtained by The Daily Beast, former spy director and Pentagon leader Leon Panetta blames the White House for screwups from Syria to Afghanistan. The president’s White House staff … Continue reading →

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Obama Hit With ‘Double Standards’ Accusation Over Iraq, Syria Civilian Casualties

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER by Ben Cohen October 1, 2014 As President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, a storm is brewing over alleged double standards concerning civilian casualties incurred during the current US bombing campaign … Continue reading →

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If ISIS Is Not Islamic, then the Inquisition Was Not Catholic

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

NEW REPUBLIC by Jerry A. Coyne September 13, 2014 As ISIS slaughters its way though Syria and Iraq, it became inevitable that we’d hear from apologists who claim that ISIS is not in fact “true Islam,” and that its depredations are due … Continue reading →

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The Parallels Between Bush and Obama

Posted on September 23, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

THE AMERICAN INTEREST by Walter Russell Mead September 23, 2014 As President Obama begins to bomb Syria (with no UN authorization and with a coalition of the willing), he is still bombing Iraq, Yemen, and Pakistan; he has U.S. forces spread out across … Continue reading →

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Where Did The Islamic State Come From?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT by Abigail R. Esman September 12, 2014 The simple answer – and the one you’ll hear most often – is that IS, or Islamic State (formerly ISIS) emerged out of al-Qaida, gathering strength through the ongoing civil war … Continue reading →

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A President Surrenders

Posted on September 11, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

AMERICAN INTEREST by Walter Russell Mead September 11, 2014 President Obama is now exactly where we at The American Interest were afraid he would be when the whole Syria mess started: from the beginning it was crystal clear that all his choices … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Kurdistan

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON TIMES by Daniel Pipes September 9, 2014 A Kurdish state begins to emerge Before welcoming the emerging state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, I confess to having opposed its independence in the past. In 1991, after the Kuwait War … Continue reading →

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