Adeyemi Oshunrinade August 17, 2021 Kabul has fallen, the Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan abandoning his people in the midst of firefights and easy takeover by the Taliban, a terror group that lost leadership after US invasion… Read More ›
U.S. War on Terror
PUTIN’S WAR, WHAT WORLD POWERS MUST DO TO DEESCALATE THE SYRIAN MORASS
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE April 12, 2017 After launching 59 Tomahawk missiles against Syria, many lauded President Trump for taking action by sending a clear message to the Assad regime that future chemical attacks, will not be tolerated. Tactically, it was… Read More ›
FAIR GAME: LEGITIMACY AND U.S. – RUSSIA’ RIGHT TO STRIKE IN SYRIA
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE October 3, 2015 Since the United States began its bombing campaign in Syria, the Syrian government continues to voice its opposition questioning U.S. motive and the end goal of its war against ISIL in Syrian territories. The… Read More ›
AMERICA NOT AT WAR WITH ISLAM BUT WITH TERROR AND EXTREMISM
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE February 19, 2015 The West is at war with terror not Islam. To think otherwise is misguided as true Muslims worldwide are denouncing ISIS and Al Qaeda, calling both and other extremist groups, terrorist organizations with the… Read More ›
OBAMA’S WAR POWER IS A BIPARTISAN APPROACH
ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE February 12, 2015 In Libya he was criticized by Conservative foes for refusing to go all in with American soldiers. Likewise, in Syria, he refused to involve U.S. troops, a decision that angered some of his oppositions… Read More ›
CAN THE ISIS SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT BE RECONCILED?
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE October 1, 2014 Ongoing efforts by the U.S. led coalition to degrade ISIS has led to the emergence of different schools of thought on the best approach to dealing with the Islāmic State. There is the… Read More ›
NOT AMERICA’S WAR ALONE: LEGITIMACY AND COMPELLING INTEREST TO PURSUE ISIS IN SYRIA
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE September 23, 2014 United States with coalition of interested nations has begun airstrikes in Syria. Unlike America’s previous war in Iraq, the coalition that attacked ISIS in Syria overnight “makes it clear to the world this is… Read More ›
BOOTS ON THE GROUND WILL DRAG AMERICA INTO THE UNWINNABLE WAR
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE September 17, 2014 President Obama’s top military adviser signaled on Tuesday that he would recommend boots on the ground against ISIS in Iraq if airstrikes proved insufficient, a view many believed would expand America’s role beyond… Read More ›
OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY IS A GAME CHANGER
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE September 14, 2014 The beheading of James Foley, Steven Sotloff and David Haines, created a compelling interest for the U.S. and interested nations to degrade ISIS. For the first time Arab nations including Saudi Arabia, realized… Read More ›
TERROR IS A JOB: A SHIA-SUNNI GOVERNMENT NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION IN IRAQ
BY ADEYEMI OSHUNRINADE June 19, 2014 The Arab uprising led to the emergence of a new wave of insurgency. There are new groups in places like Libya, where affiliate of Al Qaeda Ansar al- Sharia is responsible for the killing in… Read More ›
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