Iraq makes strange bedfellows
Politics makes strange bedfellows, especially in the shifting sands of the Middle East. This has never been more true than it is right now in Iraq, where the United States faces a complex strategic challenge that is blurring the lines between friend and foe. In seeking to quell the unrest, the United States must balance […]Brian Michael Jenkins writes for U.S. News and World Report:
Politics makes strange bedfellows, especially in the shifting sands of the Middle East. This has never been more true than it is right now in Iraq, where the United States faces a complex strategic challenge that is blurring the lines between friend and foe. In seeking to quell the unrest, the United States must balance its own interests with those of a diverse cast of players that includes Iraq, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, an unpredictable and violent jihadist front and others.
