Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.
Kirkuk is about to bring Iraq back into civil war. The Obama administration is moving toward a settlement of this disputed region that will anger everyone.
When it comes to Iraq's Kurds, the United States needs to make a deal with Turkey or face the consequences later.
Three months before the start of the American operation in Iraq I visited the United States, where I met with Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
Europe has long viewed Turkey as a parent would a troubled stepchild. But a vibrant and increasingly powerful Turkey is making such an attitude absurd--and dangerous.
For seventy years, Turkey has been looking to the West, but things are changing.