Policy
McCain Calls for Obama’s National Security Team to Resign Over Iraq
Fuming Republican senators blast the administration for abandoning Iraq as Sen. John McCain says Obama’s national security team should resign. By Kevin Baron
Policy
Iraq Vets in Congress Helplessly Watch Their Gains Lost
'What was the point of all that?' Rep. Scott Perry asks as Mosul and Tikrit fall to extremists in Iraq. By Clara Ritger
Ideas
It’s Time for Obama To Re-Engage with Iraq
Just because the U.S. pulled out of Iraq in 2011 doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a vested interest in the worsening violence there. By Aki Peritz
Threats
What the Fall of Mosul Means for Iraq
An al-Qaeda splinter group has seized an Iraqi city the size of Philadelphia. What does it signify for the country and the region? By Carl Schreck
Policy
Why Hillary's Iraq Vote Explanation Rings Hollow
In her book, Clinton's attempt to explain away her support for the war feels all too disingenuous. By Peter Beinart
Ideas
How the Iraq War Crippled U.S. Military Power
Iraq was ‘the wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time’ and its costs are having a devastating effect on defense policy and national security decision making. By Nathan Freier
Threats
Iraq’s Elections Setting Up ‘Worst Case Scenario’
The winner of Iraq’s election will likely be al-Maliki or al-Qaeda. Either way, here’s why the U.S. loses. By James Kitfield
Ideas
Iraq’s Do-Nothing Legacy
The 11th anniversary of the Iraq invasion finds U.S. leaders paralyzed and gun-shy to intervene anywhere in the Mideast. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ideas
It’s Time to Award More Medals of Honor for Iraq Vets
No more excuses. No more sidestepping. Secretary Hagel should start naming living Medal of Honor recipients from the Iraq war. By Rep. Duncan Hunter
Policy
Condi Rice's Ukrainian Battle Cry
Even without mentioning Iraq, the Bush era national security advisor is again war-mongering in the name of 'democracy and human rights.' By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ideas
Can Another ‘Anbar Awakening’ Save Iraq?
Only disgruntled Sunni tribes can halt Iraq’s descent into another sectarian hell. By James Kitfield
Ideas
Joe Biden Was Right About Dividing Iraq
The former senator took a lot of grief for saying Iraq should be partitioned. He might just get the last laugh. By James Kitfield
Policy
The U.S. Is Still Officially At War in Iraq
Two years after U.S. troops withdrew, a group of bi-partisan senators want to repeal the authorization of the use of military force in Iraq, officially ending the war. By Stephanie Gaskell
Threats
What It's Like on the Ground in Iraq Today
In an interview, veteran journalist Jane Arraf says Syrian fighters are crossing the border at will and Anbar's deep sectarian divisions are growing in Baghdad.
Threats
Everything You Need to Know About Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Learn more about the resurgent terrorist group in this guide from CFR.org. By Zachary Laub and Jonathan Masters.
Policy
Can Iraq Be Trusted with U.S. Attack Helicopters?
Congressional leaders are uneasy about putting Apache helicopters under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
How the Fall of Fallujah Could Be Good For the U.S.
For the first time since U.S. troops left Iraq, Washington has leverage with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. By Michael Hirsh
Threats
Why Al-Qaeda in Iraq Is Maliki’s Problem, Not America’s
Arming Iraq’s civil war will do little to solve Iraq’s political dysfunction. Unless Maliki agrees to power sharing in his own country, Maliki is on his own. By Peter Mansoor
Business
Odierno: We Left Iraq in Good Shape
The former Iraq war commander criticizes ‘Monday morning quarterbacks,’ saying the U.S. military left Iraq in a position to succeed, but now is ‘not the time’ to send U.S. troops back. By Stephanie Gaskell
Threats