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Paul Wolfowitz
Right Web | March 19, 2013
Veteran Middle East hawk Paul Wolfowitz—a key architect of the Iraq War and a driving force behind the first George W. Bush administration’s neoconservative agenda—continues to support the decision to go to war in Iraq. In an interview marking the tenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Wolfowitz told the Sunday Times that although the Bush administration had certainly made errors in Iraq, “we still don’t know how all this is all going to end,” offering South Korea as an example of a country that eventually democratized decades after a U.S.-led intervention.
From the Wires
Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report
May, 18 2013A new report by the Rand Corporation argues that while a nuclear-armed Iran might raise tensions among the country’s Sunni neighbors, it would be extremely unlikely to use the weapons offensively or transfer them to proxies.
Framing Iran: Media Coverage Echoes Some Iraq Problems
May, 16 2013An examination of media coverage of Iran's nuclear enrichment program reveals a tendency by mainstream outlets to frame the issue according to the statements of government officials to the exclusion of alternative voices—a trend also observed during the run-up to the Iraq war.
Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria
May, 15 2013Syria's simmering sectarian tensions and increasingly extreme rebel movement make even a large-scale U.S. intervention unlikely to restore stability to the country.
Benghazi, Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy: America’s Broken System
May, 14 2013The much-publicized hearings over the Benghazi fiasco have neglected to examine the proper balance of security and flexibility for America's diplomats—or the limitations of military intervention as a tool for improving security environments.
Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
May, 14 2013A report by the Center for a New American Security, a national security think tank close to the Obama administration, argues that the United States has a plethora of viable strategies—including deterrence—to manage the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Decade After Iraq, Right-Wing and Liberal Hawks Reunite Over Syria
May, 08 2013Ten years after right-wing and liberal hawks came together to push the U.S. into invading Iraq, key members of the two groups appear to be reuniting behind stronger U.S. military intervention in Syria.
Europe Urged to Step into Breach of Failed Mideast Peace
May, 07 2013A group of former European leaders is urging the EU to sidestep the stalled U.S.-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace process and take a strong stance against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory.