“Barack Obama's discovering what a nightmare dealing with hostage problems is - a discovery previously made by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, i don't see a lot of room for change in American policy.” MadeProblemChangeRoomsPolicyDiscoveryBarackNightmareDiscoveringJimmyCarterHostage Author:Bruce Riedel
“There's plenty of room for finger-pointing for the debacle in Iraq. If it's a problem that the Iraqi military is broken at its core, then there's no point in sending more Humvees and Apaches.” IfsProblemRoomsMilitaryBrokenFingersIraqCorePlentyPointingNo PointPointing FingersDebaclesApaches Author:Bruce Riedel