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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

01/04/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

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US Soldier Killed in Iraq; Qur’an Desecrated; Maliki Said to Replace Division Commander

US Soldier Killed in Iraq; Qur’an Desecrated; Maliki Said to Replace Division Commander

The LA Times reports: ‘ A U.S. soldier was killed Sunday and another injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Salahuddin […]

Juan Cole

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Sunday Blogivision; McCain calls for Negotiations with Hamas

Sunday Blogivision; McCain calls for Negotiations with Hamas

Some telling video clips for a lazy Sunday: Via Josh Marshall’s TPM Veracifier: John McCain says the US will have to negotiate with Hamas at […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Fallujah Bombing Kills 4 Police; Al-Maliki offers Amnesty; Honor Killings of Iraqi Women Rise

Fallujah Bombing Kills 4 Police; Al-Maliki offers Amnesty; Honor Killings of Iraqi Women Rise

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki offered an amnesty in Mosul to those guerrillas who lay down their arms and accept money from him. Also, a bombing […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
McCain Unit Rolled out; Funeral Bombing Toll Rises to 25; Baghdad Governor’s Convoy Blown Up;

McCain Unit Rolled out; Funeral Bombing Toll Rises to 25; Baghdad Governor’s Convoy Blown Up;

VOA reports that on May 15, ‘Clashes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad’s Sadr City district have left at least seven people dead, despite a deal […]

Juan Cole

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Is Obama the Apostate, or is Bush? A Reply to Luttwak

Is Obama the Apostate, or is Bush? A Reply to Luttwak

I’ve been traveling again and so only just saw Edward Luttwak’s ridiculous column about Barack Obama being considered an “apostate” in the Muslim world. It […]

Juan Cole

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Cole & the BBC Doha Debates

Cole & the BBC Doha Debates

As I was setting off for some conferences in the UK last April, I got an invitation from Tim Sebastian to come participate in the […]

Juan Cole

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Puzzle of Bombings in Jaipur

Puzzle of Bombings in Jaipur

The bombings that shook Jaipur and killed 80 innocents are not immediately legible as ordinary politics. Most previous such bombings (Bombay, Hyderabad) have been in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
11 Killed, 20 Wounded in Sadr City;

11 Killed, 20 Wounded in Sadr City;

No sooner had the truce between the Mahdi Army and the US & Iraqi military been signed than it appeared to break down. Clashes broke […]

Juan Cole

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Dangers facing the World

Dangers facing the World

As if Iraq was not enough to worry about, some important political developments in Lebanon, and even in the Yemen have raised the temperature of […]

Juan Cole

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