APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from February 2009

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from February 2009

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 32 - Afghanistan Is A Priority.
February 23, 2009... President Barack Obama's national security aides give a bleak warning about the conflict in Afghanistan as they want their EU allies for a new military and civilian approach to the war-torn nation. Presidential envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan...

Getting Iran On Board - Italy's Idea.
February 23, 2009... The Shi'ite theocracy of Iran claims to possess "the cards" of - i.e., control over - Afghanistan, the Arab Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region, Lebanon, Palestine, etc. It is leading an axis of anti-US/anti-Israel forces in the GME which...

German FM In Baghdad.
February 23, 2009... German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Feb. 17 arrived in Baghdad on the first visit by such a high-ranking official since Berlin opposed the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. He met PM Maleki and President Jalal Talabani during his...

How The Afghan Priority Might Affect Iraq.
February 23, 2009... There is not much difference in the US moves against "global terror" between the Bush and Obama administrations. Obama has so far proved to be as committed to the future stability of Iraq as Bush, but the difference perhaps is in the style and...

NATO Allies Reluctant To Boost Afghan Presence.
February 23, 2009... NATO defence ministers on Feb. 20 ended two days of talks in Krakow, Poland, with indications that few allies were willing to offer significant numbers of additional combat troops for Afghanistan but that they might seek to compensate by...

US Commanders At Odds Over Iraq.
February 23, 2009... CentCom chief Petraeus and the top US commander in Iraq Army Lt Gen Ray Odierno have submitted assessments of Iraq combat troop pull-out plans to President Obama based on the premise that his 16-month withdrawal schedule would pose...

Petraeus Warns Iran.
February 23, 2009... Gen Petraeus on Feb. 14 urged Iran to stop backing extremist groups contributing to violence in Iraq, and said the US was watching Tehran "very, very closely". He told a US-Islamic world forum in Qatar the US was looking for signs that Iran was...