On 19 February, this blog addressed Niall Ferguson’s critique of B. Obama’s foreign policy as related to Iraq. Agreeing with the need to accept responsibility for the chaos continually emerging in Iraq, there seems a need to (a) admit the responsibility, and then (b) attempt to convene other nations into multilateral negotiations to meet the current set of problems, based on their self-interests. No nation in the entire Middle East, Europe, or Asia is immune from the consequences of utter chaos impacting Iraq and its neighbors.
While seldom in agreement with Henry Kissinger, his article in the International Herald Tribune does seemingly supports the necessity of having the United States in discussions with other nations in order to develop strategies that will ameliorate the current situation and, hopefully, begin to restore security and a sense of stability.
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