List of Barack Obama articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Comes After the Islamic State Is Defeated?
Eleven years and billions of dollars later, American troops are once again in Iraq, after having withdrawn in 2011. This time, they better plan on staying for the long haul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Pursue Regime Change in Iran
Who cares if it’s unpopular in a post-Iraq world? It’s still the best way to get countries to give up their WMDs.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Wonkiest Yard
Advice from the bench as Obama starts his "Fourth Quarter."
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Best Worst Quotes of 2014
The top 20 bloviations, lies, and just plain dumb lines from U.S. government officials and politicians this year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stopping the Rot at Foggy Bottom, From Benghazi to Afghanistan’s Missing Millions
Can the State Department’s watchdog keep the diplomatic branch from repeating the sins of the past?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic State Captures Jordanian Pilot After F-16 Crash
The extremists have a Jordanian pilot in their clutches after his plane crashed, although the group claims it shot down the jet. The pilot's fate now rests in the hands of the group.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Obama’s One-Sided Cuba Deal Be Salvaged?
The White House misplayed its strong hand, but negotiations are just getting started. Here's what Washington should be asking for.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congress Gives Pakistan 300 Million New Reasons to Fight Terror
Islamabad swears it's committed to the anti-terrorism fight, but U.S. lawmakers want to see more proof before they sign over $300 million in new aid.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kim Jong Un Could Use a Handshake, Too
It’s time for Obama to apply the lessons of the Cuba rapprochement to North Korea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 90 Miles to the North
How Miami’s Cuban hardliners lost their way.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Agent at Center of Spy Swap Was Cuban Crypto Expert
Rolando Sarraff Trujillo helped bring down some of Havana's best spies in the United States.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Opening Cuba and Closing Gitmo?
Havana will be pushing hard to shut the naval station at Guantanamo Bay -- but Washington shouldn’t give in.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Number 2 at CIA Moves to White House
Avril Haines will succeed Tony Blinken, who is leaving the post to serve as deputy secretary of state.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Iraq Strategy Missing Key Allies As More Troops Set to Deploy
The Pentagon needs Sunni tribes and Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State. But they're not ready even as more American troops prepare to arrive in Iraq.