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Iraq at Crossroads Amid U.S. Disengagement

As U.S. combat forces finalize their withdrawal from Iraq's cities, in compliance with the U.S.-Iraq security agreement, Iraq expert Kenneth M. Pollack says he remains "very concerned" about the political situation in Iraq. Pollack cites a number of ...

From KENNETH M. POLLACK AND BERNARD GWERTZMAN, Council on Foreign Relations,  30 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Barack Obama,  Muqtada al-Sadr

Op-Ed Contributors: Iraq’s Year of Living Dangerously

THE Iraq war isn’t over. And while President Obama’s apparent decision to withdraw the bulk of American troops by August 2010 is not necessarily a mistake, it cannot be carried out rigidly. If all continues to go well, it should be eminently feasible; ...

From MICHAEL E. O’HANLON AND KENNETH M. POLLACK, The New York Times,  26 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Massoud Barzani

Despite Security Improvements, Iraq Remains 'Very Troubled Country'

Kenneth M. Pollack, an Iraq expert from the Brookings Institution, says he is concerned that the U.S. public and political establishment "increasingly feels that Iraq is heading toward victory" even though "Iraq still is a very troubled country." He ...

From KENNETH M. POLLACK AND BERNARD GWERTZMAN, Council on Foreign Relations,  9 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Muqtada al-Sadr,  Brookings Institution,  Nouri al-Maliki,  Saddam Hussein

Op-Ed Contributors: Not Quite Ready to Go Home

ALMOST everyone now agrees there has been great progress in Iraq. The question is what to do about it. Democrats led by Barack Obama want to take a peace dividend and withdraw all combat brigades by May 2010. Republicans like John McCain want to keep ...

From STEPHEN BIDDLE, MICHAEL E. O’HANLON AND KENNETH M. POLLACK, The New York Times,  5 Aug 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Al-Qaeda,  Nouri al-Maliki,  Barack Obama,  John McCain

How the Middle East wastes its oil wealth

You might think that $140 per barrel oil would be good for at least one part of the world, the Middle East. It's too soon to tell for certain, but the region may well turn out to be the part of the world that suffers the most. As painful as the current ...

From KENNETH M. POLLACK, International Herald Tribune,  14 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Op-Ed Contributor: Drowning in Riches

YOU might think that $140 per barrel oil would be good for at least one part of the world, the Middle East. It’s too soon to tell for certain, but the region may well turn out to be the part of the world that suffers the most. As painful as the ...

From KENNETH M. POLLACK, The New York Times,  13 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Apres-Surge: Confronting the next Iraq debates

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From KENNETH M. POLLACK, The New Republic,  11 Jan 2008

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