Iraq War

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U.K. raises terrorist threat level

Susan Crabtree · August 29, 2014 2:55 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L) said the Islamic State is a threat "beyond anything that we've seen," and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey called it an "apocalyptic" group that will "have to be defeated." (Getty images/Mark Wilson)

Another bad war in Iraq

Steve Chapman · August 27, 2014 10:28 pm

In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 file photo, F-15 warplanes of the Saudi Air Force fly over the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh during a graduation ceremony at King Faisal Air Force University. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

The U.S. can, if Obama chooses wisely, lead a Middle East coalition to destroy ISIS

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 11:11 pm

President Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Monday. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, Obama met with top advisers at the White House to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Mo., two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Is the Obama crew smart enough to defeat ISIS?

Mark Tapscott · August 25, 2014 12:21 pm

On Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation that was a stark contrast to similar appearances in his failed 2012 run. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

This time around, Rick Perry rolls his sleeves up

David M. Drucker · August 22, 2014 11:25 am

ISIS’ brutality ups the pressure on Obama in Iraq and Syria

National Security

ISIS’ brutality ups the pressure on Obama in Iraq and Syria

Susan Crabtree · August 21, 2014 9:00 am

President Obama speaks in Edgartown, Mass., Wednesday, about the killing of American journalist James Foley by militants with the extremist group ISIS. The president said the US will continue to confront ISIS extremists despite the brutal murder of Foley. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Tough words won’t substitute for action, Mr. President: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2014 9:00 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told MSNBC's Chris Hayes Tuesday night that the execution of an American journalist and the victimizing of women and children shows that the Islamic State is the "personification of evil." (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty images,)

Key Democrat: Islamic State forcing U.S. hand in Iraq

Susan Crabtree · August 20, 2014 6:18 pm

Police stand watch as demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. (Getty images / Scott Olson)

Iraq, Ferguson, and the ‘libertarian moment’

Timothy P. Carney · August 16, 2014 9:00 pm

U.S. Army soldiers stand in formation as they prepare to leave Iraq on December 8, 2011 at Camp Virginia, near Kuwait City, Kuwait. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Obama: The Iraq ‘bug out’ was not my idea

Larry Elder · August 14, 2014 10:10 pm

A video smuggled out of Syria shows the brutality of Islamic extremists. (Courtesy Image via YouTube)

National Security

A way forward to end the evil incarnate of the Islamic State in Iraq: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 11, 2014 11:10 pm

‘Mission Shrink’

Michael Warren · August 11, 2014 1:03 pm