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    Aug 3

    NEW: “The Urgency of : The Impending Regime Offensive & the Delicate Balancing Act in ’s Northwest” My latest, in-depth look at , for :

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  2. 2 minutes ago

    . in : - "If we leave, this place'll go to shit in a year… will fall apart very quickly… This is the center of gravity… if we’re driven out, every jihadist in the world will be on steroids… a second 9/11 coming our way.”

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    23 hours ago

    Amid yesterday's big news, I had a new article published by , looking at another key emerging trend in : - "The U.S.-EU Divergence on 's Future"

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  4. 42 minutes ago

    In a new piece, Sam Heller () says the U.S. should encourage a deal that: - Restores (i.e. ) state sovereignty to the NE - Moves forces to the border, w. 's backing, - Allows for a degree of Kurdish self-rule

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  5. 49 minutes ago

    12 civilians were killed in US strikes in yesterday, amid intense fighting w. . Close attention should be paid to civilian tolls in the coming wks. As the US draws down its campaign, air assets will come under heavy pressure to 'up the ante.'

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  6. 53 minutes ago

    Two years ago, as & loomed over , I co-wrote something w. 's Gen. Allen in the , calling for the US to "act more assertively in ." I stand-by everything we wrote - but our warnings were not heeded.

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  7. 57 minutes ago

    . President & former C- chief Gen. Allen, to : - A precipitous departure could be a military disaster in … turning our leverage over to & , it will empower … threatens , undercuts our allies.

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  8. 1 hour ago

    You did indeed preside over *huge* damage to ... and those forced to live under their rule. And even better, , you just gifted them something so truly extraordinary that they could only attribute it being God-given: "A full U.S. withdrawal from ."

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  9. 1 hour ago

    The bizarre "America First" isolationism in pieces like this is baffling & entirely detached from the complex realities of C21st instability, particularly in the . Not to mention the countless factual inaccuracies. Oh & the author recently visited territories.

    Why Trump Is Right to Withdraw Troops
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  10. 2 hours ago

    Open question: - Now that it's leaving, will the U.S. be required to take back all the weaponry it "lent" the / in recent years? That was the deal made with (see here: ) but doing so would *truly* leave the SDF open to the fire.

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  11. 2 hours ago

    Former For. Minister : - "This sudden change in policy is worrying… to all US allies in the region… it's a question of trust. This will cause many govts to rethink their alliances w. a superpower that can throw them under the bus."

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  12. 2 hours ago

    Fox & Friends host tells that "just re-founded " by announcing a premature withdrawal from . then reveals her negligible knowledge of the issue, by delinking from "a civil war in the ."

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  13. 2 hours ago

    Laudable piece here by , looking at the admirable efforts of Amb. Jim Jeffrey - a "Never Trumper" - to reinvigorate policy, only to be ungraciously burned & betrayed by . Jim is/was the perfect man for the job.

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  14. 3 hours ago

    : With very heavy fighting underway in the pocket today, amid an counter-offensive, spokesman has confirmed today that only 35% of the area has been captured from - markedly less than previously reported numbers.

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  15. 3 hours ago

    The recently "defeated" is back in action today - launching a counter-offensive against the [for now] U.S.-backed using heavy weapons & multiple car bombs. U.S.-led coalition aircraft are in action. This fight is *far* from over, .

    , is launching counter- attack on Abu Khater village in Hajin area, tens of terrorrists are attacking using heavy weapons and VIBIEDS. International Coalition is providing airstrikes there.…
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  16. 3 hours ago

    Excellent mapping by & the team, predicting in 6-12 months: - Substantial re-expansion of control in the east - assumes control of expanded northern buffer - squashed; defeated &/or incorporated by regime - cut in two

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  17. 3 hours ago

    UK Minister of State for , with a pointed response to recent events & 's resignation: - "In a fragile region every action is a catalyst for another. If allies cannot be relied upon, others are sought to take their place."

    There are no vacuums in foreign policy, certainly not in the Middle East. In a fragile region every action is a catalyst for another. If allies cannot be relied upon, others are sought to take their place. Jim Mattis understood - vital any successor agrees.
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  18. 3 hours ago

    In mid-17, saw something on Fox about that prompted him to issue an ominous order to the military. “It was incredibly wrongheaded, & pulled him back,” said . & on "fear mounting" post-:

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    17 hours ago

    Given events in recent days (, sanctions, reports, resignation, impending govt shutdown), I think it’s safe to say that has become a threat to national security - internally & externally. He’s never looked more isolated either.

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    15 hours ago

    This is the Raqqa the US will leave behind when it pulls out of Syria. A destroyed mess

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    19 hours ago

    Make no mistake, Mattis didn’t just retire, he quit.

    General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting....
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