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American Impotence: Trump’s Assassination of Suleimani Masks Broad Retreat

January 8, 2020 | Pierre Tristam | 37 Comments

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All is not well: Donald Trump’s assassination of Iran’s Suleimani masks how far American power has been forced into retreat across the Middle East, and will only accelerate strategic losses that endanger American lives and interests.

Bomb Iran? Pass.

June 30, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 15 Comments

President Trump called off the attack on Iran--this time. (White House)

Saudi Arabia is dragging the United States toward war with Iran against all American interests when the true threat to the Middle East continues to be Saudi Arabia–and American blindness to that alliance’s consequences.

Ransom Rubbish

August 28, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 17 Comments

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Oliver North would have you believe that the Obama Administration paid a $400 million ransom to Iran in exchange for three Americans. His history and compass are off. Here’s a little reminder.

Iran Nukes Deal Will Protect Against Saudi and Israeli Threats

August 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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Iran hasn’t launched a single war in 50 years. Israel has launched eight, Saudi Arabia has kept funding America’s worst enemies–ISIS, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Who are the real threats to Mideast peace?

The Iranian Nukes Deal and the
Horseman of the Jewish Apocalypse

July 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Netanyahu is an ideologue of Jewish catastrophe. By this logic, risks and challenges cannot be approached with a view toward resolution, yielding instead to paranoia and antagonism, writes Shlomo Ben-Ami.

Good and Bad of the Iran Nuclear Deal: Caution and Selective Cooperation Ahead

July 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

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The prospect that the agreement could keep Iran without nuclear weapons for 15 years is its main attraction. Sanctions alone could not have accomplished this, and using military force would have entailed considerable risk with uncertain results.

How George W. Bush and Benjamin Netanyahu Helped Iran Win the Middle East

April 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Bush’s wars in the Middle East left Iran as the most influential actor in Iraq, while Netanyahu’s vulgarity and stupidity have fundamentally misunderstood the Iran challenge of regional mastery.

My Ten Predictions for 2010

December 29, 2009 | Pierre Tristam | 3 Comments

“All prophesies are wrong, therefore this one will be wrong,” Orwell said. So here are mine for the coming year of our blogs, 2010.

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