Iraq Collection

Considering the latest violence in Iraq, here are some of my relevant writings + interview. This page is updated as new pieces are published - please ignore date code.

ISIS: Strengths and Weaknesses (Fox News)
Dempsey's clarity, Obama's confusion (The National Review)
The White House Leaked Too Much Information (The National Review)
James Foley: A man of courage (The National Review)
President Obama's 'Mission Accomplished' Moment (The National Review)
Discussing Iraq (The McLaughlin Group)

After Maliki (The National Review)

Discussing ISIS ideology (Sun News Network)
America to the rescue, again (The National Review)
Discussing the situation in Iraq (Fox News)
Discussing President Obama's decision to use force in Iraq (CNN)
Discussing Iraq (The McLaughlin Group)
Why Obama ordered military action in Iraq (The Daily Telegraph)
Yezidi and the Islamic State (The National Review)
ISIS latest video: my review (The National Review)
Discussing al-Baghdadi (Global Voice Hall Live)
A study of al-Baghdadi (The National Review)

Three observations on al-Baghdadi's video sermon (The Daily Telegraph)
ISIS: 3 reasons it's dysfunctional (The National Review)
Iraq: More complicated than Sunni vs Shia (The National Review)

British Jihadists in Syria/Iraq (Blog)
Obama is right to return to Iraq (The National Review)

June 2015: What will Iraq look like? (The Daily Telegraph)

Iraq discussion (Real Time with Bill Maher)

ISIS, Iran and the Rot of political Islam (The National Review)

Differences between MI5 and DHS (The National Review)
Iraq is disappearing (The Daily Telegraph) 

ISIS: The growing threat (Fox News)

ISIS: A terrorist storm heads west (The Daily Telegraph)

NSA in Iraq (BBC)

The Marines in Anbar (Washington Free Beacon)

Voters vs. Bombers (The National Review)

Why the US must not ally with Iran in order to defeat ISIS (The National Review)

Fallujah, al-Qaeda and the legacy of American Sacrifice (The National Review)

Iraq and the challenge of sectarian terrorism (Blog)

Why Iraq is on the precipice of a civil war (The Atlantic)

In Defense of the Iraq War (The Week)

Syrian Civil War: Flow Chart (Blog)

LINK PAGE FOR MIDDLE EAST WRITINGS (Blog)