It's too early to determine whether this war was a success or a failure. If there are still American bases there and the Iraqui Gov't has become stable and democratic a few years from now, then one can say that the war was a success. If somehow enemies take over the Iraqui Gov't and remove the...
We have a plan to basically attack every country. Read up on the color-coded plans (link) . I wouldn't be suprised if we have something like that today for any country we saw as a threat. It's planning ahead. I don't think this administration would be dense enough to attack Iran. I remember Bush...
Americans were pretty much riled-up and knew someome was going to get their bum kicked. It's pretty uncommon for the US to suffer an attack from a foreign government. I'm not suprised by the results. Public support tends to worsen as a war drags on.
To be honest I don't see the the US-Pakistan relationship developing into a "special" one compared to what we have with the UK and Israel, or as close as with countries generally known as the "West" ie. France, Australia, Spain, etc.. Our interests just do not match-up for the long term. We...
This leak only verifies what analysists have been saying for many years now:
(1) that this war seems unwinnable, (2) that Iran and some elements of Pakistan may be helping the Taliban (3) that many war crimes have gone unnoticed, etc. It just gives us an in-depth look at them.
Overall I...