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Obama’s Job Now: Fight ISIS All-In as Turkey Plays Both Sides

Obama’s Job Now: Fight ISIS All-In as Turkey Plays Both Sides

November 30, 2015 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Turkey’s stunningly rash decision last week to down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet flying an anti-terrorist mission near the Turkish-Syrian border alters the calculus in the Syria crisis at least as much as the ISIS ’s November 13 attacks in…

SYRIA.

SYRIA.

November 27, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Salon did not publish the following column. It was filed November 27th, the day after Thanksgiving and three days after Turkish pilots shot a Russian jet out of the sky near the border between Syria and Turkey—by what evidence has…

Our glorious Thanksgiving unraveling: Race, protest, patriotism — and the forming, finally, of a true American spirit

Our glorious Thanksgiving unraveling: Race, protest, patriotism — and the forming, finally, of a true American spirit

November 26, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Trump leads the GOP. Terror fears. Protests on campus. This is a fraught Thanksgiving — and that’s a good sign It is fascinating to watch these student protests arising around the country—the University of Missouri, Yale, Princeton, many others. Students,…

Putin has bested them all: How has the Russian leader gotten the better of Clinton, Bush and Obama?

Putin has bested them all: How has the Russian leader gotten the better of Clinton, Bush and Obama?

November 24, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Watching Trump beat his chest about how he’d force Putin to his will is a reminder that Putin’s had his way with us Aug. 9, 1999, was an eventful day for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. In the morning President Boris Yeltsin…

Why Allies and Adversaries Should Unite to Defeat ISIS

Why Allies and Adversaries Should Unite to Defeat ISIS

November 23, 2015 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Suddenly, the civilized world has one thing on its mind — an alliance among key nations to fight ISIS. No one is talking about containment anymore. The topic is decisive defeat on Syrian and Iraqi battlefields and anywhere else terrorists…

They still want a new Cold War: What the New York Times won’t tell you about Syria, Putin and the new battle against ISIS

They still want a new Cold War: What the New York Times won’t tell you about Syria, Putin and the new battle against ISIS

November 23, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

We despise the foreign leaders a compliant media villainizes. It’s worth looking for the real motivations It is perverse to find good in the tragic events that took place in Paris 10 days ago, but they did force Washington and…

It’s Paul Krugman vs. Noam Chomsky: This is the history we need to understand Paris, ISIS

It’s Paul Krugman vs. Noam Chomsky: This is the history we need to understand Paris, ISIS

November 17, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Krugman mocks idea that US imperialism’s at root of all evil. But scars of our meddling are key to the Middle East Two remarks a few days apart lead straight to the question posed in this space after last Friday’s tragic events…

In a Single Weekend, Tragedy in Paris, a Sign of Hope in Vienna

In a Single Weekend, Tragedy in Paris, a Sign of Hope in Vienna

November 16, 2015 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Buried in all the moving, hard-to-fathom accounts of the savage assaults in Paris Friday are a few home truths. French President François Hollande didn’t hesitate to term the attacks an act of war, and he’s sadly right: The terrorists’ war…

We brought this on ourselves: After Paris, it is time to square our “values” with our history

We brought this on ourselves: After Paris, it is time to square our “values” with our history

November 15, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

The West’s behaved horrifically in Middle East for decades. We can’t be surprised by Paris. Let’s look in a mirror Another horrific attack emanates from the shattered, shredded Middle East into the beating hearts of Western civilization. It is impossible…

Bernie Sanders is a cruise-missile progressive: False hope, foreign policy and the stubborn endurance of American exceptionalism

Bernie Sanders is a cruise-missile progressive: False hope, foreign policy and the stubborn endurance of American exceptionalism

November 12, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Sanders would do nothing to change America’s worldwide meddling. This is a dangerous moment, and he’s ducking it Whatever happened to Bernie Sanders? It is always preferable to be first in my trade, but this is not why I pose…

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