The Harper government appears close to extending the Canadian mission to Iraq. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-top-soldier-joins-strategy-talks-on-islamic-state-in-saudi-arabia/article23048743/ In related news, new Defence Minister Jason Kenney tweeted pictures purported to
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What ISIS Really Wants -The Atlantic
The following article is a long, detailed discussion of ISIS’ ideology, how it influences their policies, and what the implications are for the West’s attempts
Boots on the Ground: The Realities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria -Center for Strategic and International Studies
As the US election cycle starts building, there will a great deal of debate about expanding the US military mission in the Middle East. Unfortunately,
How to Make Enemies and Influence People: Why ISIS’s atrocities will destroy it. -Slate
“ISIS set out to inspire hatred. It has succeeded, but not in the way it intended. “These people are in many ways their own worst
Read and vote: Has Canada drifted into a combat mission in Iraq? -Globe and Mail
The Debate In November, the House of Commons voted to send Canadian special forces troops to Iraq to contribute to an international mission to repel
Were Canadians misled about the mission in Iraq? Or did we just not know enough? -Macleans
The debate sort of sounds like Bill Clinton questioning the meaning of the word ‘is’ when he was asked: “Is there anything going on between
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