Teevee coverage of the recent events in the ME has been predictable. Those who hated Trump continue to hate him, etc. A few observations: 1. I had hoped that Trump's decision to kill an Iranian general engaged in a diplomatic mission (among other things) while the man...
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‘If you hit them, they will behave …’ – The Neocons’ Song.
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Sep 23, 2019 | Neocon Watch
I have long puzzled over the question of why the neocons; Lindsey Graham, the late John McCain (be brave Lindsey!), Jack Keane, Bolton, Pompeo, etc., etc., ad nauseam, cling so firmly to the idea of striking Iran a hard blow.This weekend I heard the reason voiced on...
Does Trump Believe What He Says About Syria?
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Sep 9, 2019 | Featured Articles
Why does Donald Trump say the things he does about Syria and its government? He insists that the SAG attacks its people with chemical weapons when such attacks have never been proven. They have only been asserted by opponents of the government and in fact there exists...
Is the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program an Illusion?
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Jun 24, 2019 | Featured Articles
There is so much rubbish said about the supposed Iranian nuclear weapons program that it is a good idea to "review the bidding" about this.Iran does have a nuclear power program, but: "In 2012, sixteen U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, reported that Iran...
Forty Martyrs Cathedral Reconsecrated in Aleppo
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Apr 3, 2019 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Forty Martyrs Armenian Cathedral in Aleppo was re-consecrated on Saturday, four years after the jihadist rebels ransacked the building. His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, visited the historic church after its reconstruction meant it...
We Don’t Need Daily Press Briefings at the White House
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Nov 9, 2018 | Featured Articles
There was an unseemly verbal brawl Wednesday in the East Room of the White House in which members of the press who are avowed enemies of President Trump (Acosta, Peter Alexander and April Ryan among others) attempted to debate the president over the wisdom and probity...
The Neocons Are Selling Koolaid Again!
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Apr 23, 2018 | Neocon Watch
In 2004 I published an article in the journal, Middle East Policy that was entitled “Drinking the Koolaid.” The article reviewed the process by which the neocon element in the Bush Administration seized control of the process of policy formation and drove the United...
An Appeal to James Mattis
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Apr 9, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
I beseech you, sir, to consider the possibility that the supposed chlorine gas attack at Douma, Syria may have been a carefully constructed propaganda fraud on the part of the rebels encircled in Douma. Such a fraud would have as its purpose the elicitation of exactly...
The ‘De-Escalation Zones’ are a Clever Trick. Thank God.
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | May 6, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In my opinion, Putin and Lavrov are even more clever than I had thought. The Astana process proposal for "de-escalation zones" in Syria has something for everyone:1. The SAG will receive yet more advice and assistance from Russia. As evidence of this R+6 forces are...
The Russians and Sultan Tayyip?
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Aug 31, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It is not clear to me what, if anything, the Russians and Sultan Tayyip (Erdogan) have agreed on. The battle east of Aleppo City out on the green plains of the fertile crescent seems a muddle. I don't see evidence of Russian participation, for or against the Turkish...
Sometimes You Eat the Bear and Sometimes the Bear Eats You – Thoughts on Syria
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Jun 9, 2016 | Featured Articles
1. Unless the US Joint Chiefs of Staff are once again "off the reservation" and talking to the Russians behind the backs of the Obamanites, I don't think there is much effective coordination between the US and Russia over Syria other than the flight de-confliction...
Syria Elects a Parliament and the Tiger Man Will Lead at Aleppo City
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Apr 14, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
According to news report Major General (not colonel) Suhail al-Hassan will be the overall coordinating commander in the reduction of the rebel held piece of Aleppo city. The Russian staff advisers are further reported to have played a key role in the selection...
Obama: ‘I Don’t Want to be Iraq’s Air Force…’
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Mar 31, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A friend pointed out to me that in this White House interview Obama told Thomas Friedman (paraphrasing) that during the process of ISIS overrunning much of northern Iraq he deliberately withheld massive air attacks on ISIS so that he could maintain political pressure...
A Rough Week in Iraq, But It Will Get Rougher
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | May 21, 2015 | Featured Articles
I hear from competent reporters on the ground in Iraq that a great panic has set in within the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. Prime Minister Abadi, like his Shia co-religionist Maliki, has been engaged in a thorough effort to disadvantage all the Sunni populations of...
Saudi Succession Struggles: Who’s on Top and Why
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | May 1, 2015 | Featured Articles
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Defense MinisterWhat we are seeing in Saudi Arabia is the seizure of power by one section of the Sudeiri faction in the Saudi Royal family. The late King Abdullah was not a Sudeiri and relations between him and the Sudeiris were...
The US Must Purge Itself
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Dec 11, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
CIA Director Brennan's self administered auto-de-fé fell flat. He met with the president this morning and was evidently told to get his statement in line with the president's position "or else." The "else" is pretty clear. He could easily find himself doing the "Hagel...
The Syrian Arab Government and ISIS Have Always Been Enemies
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Aug 25, 2014 | Featured Articles
There is all kinds of nonsense circulating in the mainstream media and in the wilder reaches of the internet galaxy concerning ISIS (IS) and the Syrian government (SAG). There are also an amazing number of stories on the web that claim that "The Caliph Ibrahim"...
We Really Do Not Need Saudi Arabia Any Longer
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Mar 29, 2014 | Featured Articles
The family owned and run corporation called Saudi Arabia has been useful to the United States since the 1950s, but the kingdom's relationship to the US has always been transactional in nature rather than an alliance that committed Saudi Arabia to do anything for the...
The Crimea Will Soon Be Back in Russia
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Mar 1, 2014 | Featured Articles
It is becoming clear that the Nuland/neocon/NED campaign against Russia in Ukraine was probably a covert action intended to punish Russia for not supporting US/Israeli/Saudi and Turkish policy in Syria and to some extent with regard to Iran. I have no specific...
A No-Fly Zone is an Act of War
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Feb 22, 2014 | Featured Articles
(click to enlarge)Failure of the US policy of regime change in Syria is leding once again to the contemplation of "options." One of those that is much discussed is that of a no-fly zone covering all of Syria. Let's be clear as to what would be involved in that option:...
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