Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Libya and Iraq: The Price of Success By George Friedman | October 25, 2011 In a week when the European crisis continued building, the White House chose publicly to focus on announcements about the end of wars. The death of Moammar Gadhafi was said to mark the end of the war in Libya, and excitement about a new democratic Libya abounded. In Iraq, the White House transformed the refusal of the Iraqi government to permit U.S. troops to remain into a decision by Washington instead of an Iraqi rebuff. Though in both cases, there was an identical sense of “mission accomplished,” the matter was not nearly as clear-cut. The withdrawal from Iraq creates enormous strategic complexities rather than closure. While the complexities in Libya are real, but hardly strategic, the two events share certain characteristics and are instructive. Read more »

Dispatch: The Implications of U.S. Forces Leaving Iraq Director of Military Analysis Nathan Hughes examines the logistical and security implications of the impending withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Watch the Video »