Tag: Iraq

AP Interview: Iraq premier nixes US ground troops

VIVIAN SALAMAQASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA · September 17, 2014 11:25 pm

VIDEO: John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill on strategy to defeat the Islamic State

VIDEO: John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill on strategy to defeat the Islamic State

Lisa Ruhl · September 17, 2014 10:21 pm

President Obama speaks on the phone to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah from his desk at the White House Wednesday, ahead of his address to the nation tonight regarding Iraq and ISIS group militants. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Conditions stalk Obama’s uncertain coalition

Austin Bay · September 17, 2014 8:06 pm

Vice President Joe Biden is playing defense Wednesday, apologizing profusely for referring earlier to shady bankers as "shylocks," a term commonly associated with antisemitism. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Here are five of Joe Biden’s greatest hits

Becket Adams · September 17, 2014 6:08 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin,Â D-W.Va.,Â is among several Senate Democrats who are likely to vote against the government funding measure that includes authorization for President Obama to arm and equip Syrian rebels to fight Islamic terrorists in the Middle East.
(AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

National Security

Manchin will vote no on funding bill that authorizes arming Syrians

Susan Ferrechio · September 17, 2014 5:34 pm

Obama: U.S. forces will not have ‘combat mission’

National Security

Obama: U.S. forces will not have ‘combat mission’

Susan Crabtree · September 17, 2014 5:16 pm

There's a widespread assumption that most Americans prefer multilateral action-- acting with other nations as partners. But maybe that's not so.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Make mine multilateral? Not necessarily

Michael Barone · September 17, 2014 5:01 pm

Combat Ready?

Geoffrey Norman · September 17, 2014 3:51 pm

New York Man Indicted for Helping ISIS

Daniel Halper · September 17, 2014 2:07 pm

ISIS to U.S.: Bring It On

ISIS to U.S.: Bring It On

Geoffrey Norman · September 17, 2014 1:28 pm

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to reporters after a forum on military issues in Honolulu on July 1. (AP Photo/Oskar Garcia)

Beltway Confidential

Islamic State crisis reveals Obama administration has a serious communication problem

Becket Adams · September 17, 2014 12:58 pm

A Foreseeable Failure

Thomas Donnelly · September 17, 2014 10:05 am