Winning the Unwinnable War

Killing of Bin Laden; Our ally Pakistan [blog]

Admin — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:33:37 +0000

A post on the killing of Osama Bin Laden and another on our alliance with Pakistan.

Libya vs. U.S. self-interest; Egypt’s hazy political future [blog]

Admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:20:06 +0000

Two quick points on the military campaign in Libya, and an observation about the uncertain political future of Egypt.

Post-Mubarak, a (more) emboldened Iran? [blog]

Admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:31:31 +0000

From Voices for Reason: “Where the revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain will lead remains a wide open question. But this perceptive NYT story weighs the plausible — and grave — scenario in which the Islamist regime in Iran may come out a big winner.” [read more]

Google ebook edition now available

Admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:02:05 +0000

Google’s ebookstore is now offering an electronic edition of Winning the Unwinnable War, accessible on Andriod, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, nook, Sony reader and the Web. Current price: $15.37.

Journo on Iran’s militant ambitions [blog]

Admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:11:12 +0000

On Voices for Reason, Elan Journo writes, “Iran’s attempts to turn post-war Iraq into an Islamist vassal is a way under-reported story. For a long time, that narrative was downplayed, minimized, denied.” But no more, perhaps. [more...]

Journo on Iraq’s Awakening [blog]

Admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:25:35 +0000

On Voices for Reason, Elan Journo writes about U.S. policy in Iraq: “Much has certainly changed in Iraq since the nadir of the brutal civil war, but with increasing insurgent attacks, it’s fascinating to see the actual consequences of the U.S. policies that were widely credited with delivering us a ‘success’ (defined on a progressively [...]

Journo on Islamist holy war [blog]

Admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:33:01 +0000

On Voices for Reason, Elan Journo writes that it’s a myth that Islamists use only the tactic of terrorism in pursuit of their ideological goal — far from it.

Kindle edition now available

Admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:50:11 +0000

Amazon.com is now selling a Kindle Edition of Winning the Unwinnable War. You can also download a free sample of the book to a Kindle-enabled device or desktop computer. Current price: $15.37 including electronic delivery.

Journo on the McChrystal scandal [blog]

Admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:40:20 +0000

On Voices for Reason, Elan Journo comments on the scandal over Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the Afghanistan war.

Journo on UN sanctions on Iran [blog]

Admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:17:56 +0000

On Voices for Reason, Elan Journo comments on the impending UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.