Don’t Do Stupid Stuff

A.  Iraq: “A Grave Mistake”

1. War of Choice
2. New Military Mission: End the War

B.  Safety v. Ideals: A False Choice

1.Prague
2. Cairo

C.  Afghanistan: Epicenter of Violent Extremism”

1. War of Necessity
2. Surge
3. Drones
4. Graveyard of Empires
5. Pakistan

D.  The United States of America is Different

E.  Obama Doctrine?

  1. Responsibility to Protect
  2. Do No Harm/Don’t Do Stupid Stuff

F.  Crimea/Ukraine

F.  Syria’s Civil War, Iran, and the Islamic State

Terms:

Abu Ghraib
Extraordinary Rendition
General David Petraeus
Arab Spring
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Benghazi
Christopher Stevens
Vladimir Putin
Caliphate
ISIS/ISIL/Daesh

Bashar al-Assad