Iran poses an existential threat to Iraq’s sovereignty and the survival of Christians and other religious minorities in the region

The shift among Shia Muslims in Iran from a more quietist interpretation of Shia political theology to an aggressively politicized form of Islam was not inevitable and could yet be reversed

Critics of the 2003 invasion of Iraq should recall that much of the chaos that unfolded was specifically caused by Iran arming and supporting sectarian militias across the Middle East

Absent US intervention, Iran-backed militias in Iraq could soon force Iraq’s remaining Christian population to emigrate or face destruction

In “Degrade and Destroy,” Michael Gordon details the counterterrorism failures of the Obama Administration while foreshadowing the disaster of the Biden Administration

The United States must cement a core group of allies in the Middle East as the basis for stability in a long-unstable region

Although the Iraq War was long and costly, leaving Saddam Hussein in power would only have led to even worse outcomes

The phrase ‘forever war’ conveys the ahistorical and exaggerated premise that, if a war is long, it is therefore unwinnable and not worth fighting. 

The United States cannot militarily extricate itself from Iraq without massively benefitting Iran