Holbrooke: Not Hostage to Pakistan Holbrooke: Not Hostage to Pakistan
Last week, during an appearance by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke at the Brookings Institution, I had a chance to ask him a key question about the war, concerning the Pakistan-Taliba...
Jan 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq: A New Civil War? Iraq: A New Civil War?
The "good war" in Afghanistan isn't going so well, but the Obama administration may soon learn that the "bad war" -- that would be the one in Iraq -- isn't over...
Jan 11, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Admiral Mullen: No Attack on Iran Admiral Mullen: No Attack on Iran
Yesterday, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a rare public appearance to speak about America's challenges in the Middle East. However, cont...
Jan 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq Simmering Iraq Simmering
This news is really important. I will write something over the weekend about the news from Iraq, which isn't good. Suffice it to say that with Iraq's elections less than two month...
Jan 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Blind in Afghanistan Blind in Afghanistan
One of the paradoxes of America's bumbling intervention in Afghanistan is that the United States knows next to nothing about the country it is occupying.
Jan 6, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Holding Firm on Iran Holding Firm on Iran
With the start of the new year, pressure is building on the White House from assorted hawks, hardliners, neoconservatives, and pro-Israel lobbyists for President Obama to abandon ...
Jan 4, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Pakistan’s Trump Card Pakistan’s Trump Card
The Pakistani army may or may not decide to take power once again in Islamabad. Off and on, for decades, Pakistan has been ruled by its military, usually with American support or ...
Dec 22, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Talking to the Taliban Talking to the Taliban
Kudos to the Washington Times for a terrific piece about talking to the Taliban. It's been widely reported, over the past several years, that Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, several top ...
Dec 18, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
McCain Rejects Quetta Attack McCain Rejects Quetta Attack
On Pakistan, at least, Senator John McCain appears slightly to the left of Barack Obama. Just as it was during the 2008 presidential campaign. Yesterday, during his appearance at ...
Dec 16, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bombing Quetta? Bombing Quetta?
If Afghanistan is Vietnam, and the Taliban is the Viet Cong, then, according to the analogy, Pakistan is North Vietnam. The really odd thing about that extended analogy is that, i...
Dec 14, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss