Nouri al-Maliki

Neoconservatism dies in Gaza Neoconservatism dies in Gaza

The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
By Juan Cole Jan 8, 2009

  • On Iraq, McCain doesn't have a clue

    Despite the impasse in U.S.-Iraq negotiations, he clings to his fantasy of "victory" and America's ability to set the terms for withdrawal.
    By Joe Conason October 27, 2008

  • No mistranslation in Maliki interview

    Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime minister's statement in support of Barack Obama's Iraq plan, it's now clear the translation was correct.
    By Alex Koppelman July 22, 2008

  • Iraqi prime minister: Obama has "right time frame" for withdrawal

    Read the interview with Der Spiegel in which Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's timetable for leaving Iraq.
    By Mathias Muller von Blumencron and Bernard Zand July 21, 2008

  • How Bush is trying to save face in Iraq

    The president is now taking credit for turning Sunni tribes against al-Qaida in Iraq. But two years ago he rejected a Sunni offer to negotiate an end to the violence.
    By Sidney Blumenthal September 13, 2007

  • Iraqi leader: Talks on security hit "dead end"

    The prime minister of Iraq says U.S. proposals for a security deal don't respect Iraqi sovereignty.
    By Alex Koppelman June 13, 2008

  • In Iraq, sectarianism still threatens the best-laid plans

    Efforts to involve Iraqi citizens in their own protection are still being hampered by old divisions.
    By Alex Koppelman November 12, 2007

  • The war against Iraq's prime minister

    Sens. Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin are calling for Nouri al-Maliki's ouster as a way of attacking Bush's Iraq policy. But do they understand the consequences?
    By Juan Cole August 29, 2007

  • Maliki: 3,721 U.S. dead = no standing to complain

    The Iraqi prime minister says his country can "find friends elsewhere."
    By Tim Grieve August 22, 2007

  • Nouri al-who?

    Bush backs away from the man he once called the "right guy" for Iraq.
    By Tim Grieve August 21, 2007

  • Bush's non-exit exit strategy

    Not only is the "surge" not working, it's destabilizing Iraq. Yet military leaders say troops should stay for the long term.
    By Joe Conason August 3, 2007

  • The Iraq war is lost

    Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat.
    By Peter Galbraith July 18, 2007

  • Is the Bush surge already failing?

    The president just gave a rosy assessment of his plan, but insurgents have adapted and Iraqis continue to be slaughtered.
    By Juan Cole March 8, 2007

  • The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troops

    Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess.
    By Juan Cole February 23, 2007

  • The Sadr City question

    U.S. and Iraqi forces come under political pressure to clear out the Baghdad stronghold of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr. But at what price will that happen?
    By Alex Koppelman February 21, 2007

  • Arming our enemies?

    An interview with journalist Martin Smith, the maker of a new PBS documentary on Iraqi militias, about how the U.S. strategy of Iraqification could backfire.
    By Alex Koppelman February 6, 2007

  • Shuttle without diplomacy

    After signaling support for James Baker's Iraq proposals, Condi caved and stood faithfully by the president's failing policies -- assuring her irrelevance, and that of the State Department.
    By Sidney Blumenthal January 10, 2007

  • Beating off the rescue party

    Just as he ignored accurate intelligence on Iraq, Bush will dismiss the Baker Commission's tough-minded proposals for salvaging his botched war.
    By Sidney Blumenthal December 7, 2006

  • The madness of George

    The president's likely refusal to pursue the diplomatic solutions recommended by the Iraq Study Group is simply senseless.
    By Joe Conason December 1, 2006

  • The measure of the man

    Bush declares Nouri al-Maliki "the right guy for Iraq."
    By Tim Grieve November 30, 2006

  • Did Maliki tell Bush to cool his heels?

    A summit meeting postponed.
    By Tim Grieve November 29, 2006

  • Trashing Maliki, or when a leak becomes a flood

    The White House won't criticize the Iraqi prime minister in public. Sort of.
    By Tim Grieve November 29, 2006

  • Hadley on Maliki: Ignorant, misleading or just not capable?

    Welcome to Jordan, Mr. President.
    By Tim Grieve November 29, 2006

  • Bush's policy quagmire

    The president is already signaling he'll disregard James A. Baker III's recommendations for reshaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. But will Baker sit still?
    By Sidney Blumenthal October 26, 2006
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