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Is Trump getting US Troops out of Syria, another nail in the Coffin of Bush’s “War on Terror?”
Donald Trump

Is Trump getting US Troops out of Syria, another nail in the Coffin of Bush’s “War on Terror?”

Juan Cole

Trump now has a similar choice, of whether he wants to spend trillions of dollars on a Napoleonic gamble in Iran.

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

Now They’re Telling Professors what Posters they Can have on their Office Doors, and, no Palestine

02/19/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

Israel’s not-so-subtle Push to Annex the Entire Palestinian West Bank

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Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow! interviewed me Wednesday on the significance of President Obama’s announcement of a significant drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan. Here is […]

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DemocracyNow! On Bush/CIA Spy Mission against Juan Cole

DemocracyNow! On Bush/CIA Spy Mission against Juan Cole

Amy Goodman devoted her whole program on Wednesday to an interview with Glenn Carle and me, much of which centered on Mr. Carle’s revelations about […]

Juan Cole

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Obama:  The Tides of War are Receding

Obama: The Tides of War are Receding

June 22, 2011 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery On the Way Forward in Afghanistan Washington, D.C. June 22, 2011 As […]

Juan Cole

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The End of the Beginning in Afghanistan

The End of the Beginning in Afghanistan

Breaking news: CNN is reporting that President Obama has decided to take 30,000 troops out of Afghanistan over the next year eighteen months, including 10,000 […]

Juan Cole

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Stewart Figures out what Rupert is Up To

Stewart Figures out what Rupert is Up To

Jon Stewart explains what Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Cable News thinks it is actually about, and it has nothing to do with fair reporting. The Daily […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Key developments in the Arab Spring Today

Key developments in the Arab Spring Today

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets Monday to demand an end to the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh and a move to […]

Juan Cole

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Response to Bush/CIA Spying Allegations by the University of Michigan

Response to Bush/CIA Spying Allegations by the University of Michigan

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Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Gates:  Winding down the Wars

Gates: Winding down the Wars

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was on CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley on Sunday, and he sees a diminished American superpower […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Mistakes in the Libya War

Top Ten Mistakes in the Libya War

In the post-World War II international legal regime, there are only two grounds for going to war, according to the United Nations Charter. One is […]

Juan Cole

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