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Between leading in the aid of Syrian opposition or trailing behind Israel in attacking Iran the US has to make a choice. If it is the former it must act now in full effort to arm the SFA, Russia must understand that it is much more than a question of protecting its own interest and leverage in the Middle East. No immediate action on the part of the US is a sure recipe for losing leverage and letting Israeli and Iranian hawks rule the region.

، تفكر أمريكا الآن بإرجاع الطالبان إلى العملية السياسية في أفغانستان لإنشغالها بالأمور الداخلية من إنتخابات وإقتصاد، لكن العراق بحاجة الى تعداد وإرجاع جميع مكوناته وضمان نزاهة العملية السياسية من أجل الإستقرار، لا مجال للمزيد من التجارب والأخطاء.

Preserving GWB policies in Iraq reflects the sense of reality of US allies, not necessarily the US’s.

أن خطورة التعداد المسيس لاتتوقف عند طائفة واحدة لكن أبعادها ونتائجها سوف تضر الجميع

A politicised census run by the current Government of Iraq means that many Iraqis will not be counted either by fear or by politically motivated exclusion, this will create a security and humanitarian situation in the region and will absolve the government of Iraq of its responsibilities towards its uncounted citizens, and will infringe on their human rights as recognized by the UN charter.

The March 2010 election may bring a situation where UN run Census and Election for Iraq is inevitable, here is why.

A scenario of a shared smaller Lebanon-sized Kurdistan is more viable, where all regional parties may benefit from its creation in the long run.

Self-regulation of elections in Iraq and Afghanistan has failed; there is always a joker in their deck of cards.

The legacy of George W Bush’s policies in Iraq continue to cast its shadow on Iraqi politics, the Iraqi allies he chose to work with are still in strong positions but now they are increasingly critical of the U.S. Nouri Almaliki, the prime minister, is in a balancing act since he is resisting calls to […]

Advice to U.S. policy makers for Pakistan and Iraq is similar: Don’t crack this nut with a remote control sledge hammer, let the regions heal themselves.