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Iraq – Avoiding the Next Insurgency

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Charles Duelfer

It is blindingly obvious that while ISIS soon may be expelled from Mosul, absent any further US policy change, there will be a renewed insurgency fueled by disaffected Sunni groups. This is depressingly similar to Spring 2003. I was in … Continue reading →

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Mosul and Washington – Between Administrations

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Charles Duelfer

The period of time prior to a presidential election is always a vulnerable time for the United States. It is especially so at the end of a two-term administration. The current administration is less focused on new policies than locking … Continue reading →

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CW in Syria – Assad will be around longer than Obama

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Charles Duelfer

Consider:  Would the events below and ponder whether they would be taking place if the Obama administration were not so obviously just running out the clock?  It’s a safe bet that Bashar al-Assad will be in power longer than Barack … Continue reading →

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Looming Disaster of “Doing Mosul”

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Charles Duelfer

If President Obama pushes ahead to expel ISIS from the major city of Mosul in Iraq, without much better preparation of the post-conflict circumstances, the aftermath with be a disaster.  Iraq was bad when he inherited the problem, it may … Continue reading →

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