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April was still one of the lighter-casualty months during the long war in Iraq. It could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat and the creation of a more peaceful environment in the future, says Max Boot.

As Petraeus and Crocker know, the U.S. can win if troops remain, argues Max Boot.

Max Boot argues that “by retreating from the streets of Basra, the British allowed the situation to spin out of control. That is a mistake we should not repeat in the rest of the country.”

Max Boot writes that, “ironically, considering the importance that Brzezinski places on restoring American standing in the world, nothing would be more calculated to aggravate other countries than a precipitous pullout [from Iraq].”

The departing head of Central Command was wrong about the surge, argues Max Boot.

Max Boot looks at which presidential candidate “an Ahmadinejad, Assad or Kim would fear the most.”

Max Boot argues that a set troop withdrawel “is likely to retard rather than to advance the kind of political progress that Clinton and Obama claim to want.”

CFR experts offer their analysis of President George W. Bush's final State of the Union address.

America has a chance at a historic victory in Iraq, but only if we don't pull out too many forces too soon, argues Max Boot.

Max Boot and Bing West argue that Bush may have to withdraw his support for Nouri Maliki if the prime minister continues to slow progress.

Max Boot discusses the Democratic candidates' wavering stance on pulling American troops out of Iraq.

Max Boot argues that the Arab-Israeli conflict may not have a ‘solution’ in the foreseeable future.

Max Boot and Lee Wolosky write that “traveling to the Middle East can be a disconcerting experience. One day you feel as if you're journeying into the future, the next day into the past.”

Max Boot writes "Poland has been one of the U.S.’s most reliable allies in recent years, sending troops to both Afghanistan and Iraq, but Polish attitudes, while still firmly pro-American, are changing for the worse."

Max Boot urges the United States to “tell the Gulf Arabs that if they expect the U.S. to stand with them in the future, they need to stand with us publicly, not just privately.”

Max Boot argues that “it is hard to see how immigration, legal or otherwise, has put a damper on the economy. Quite the reverse: Immigrants contribute significantly to economic growth.”

Max Boot argues Washington's civil servants need to "reorient" to counter Islamic terrorism.

Six CFR experts provide their own analysis of the Petraeus and Crocker testimony.