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Richard Engel
Richard Engel
American Journalist
Born: Sep 16, 1973
American Government People War World You
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Every country where the the United States maintains troops has a status of forces agreement. Richard Engel
Country Every States Status Troops Forces Where Agreement United United States
Many in the U.S. military believe ISIS needs to be immediately, and repeatedly, smashed by American drones and warplanes. Richard Engel
Needs Military Believe Immediately Drones Smashed Repeatedly American Many
The U.S. spent billions of dollars to build a secular, professional national Iraqi army but failed because, despite all the U.S.-supplied guns, tanks and planes, the Iraqi military fell apart when challenged by a band of terrorists. Richard Engel
Army Secular Build National Band Military Despite Spent Guns Failed Fell Because Terrorists Tanks Dollars Iraqi Apart Planes Billions Billions Of Dollars Professional Challenged
Hezbollah and the government are only two of 18 political factions in Lebanon, most of them armed. There are militant Christian groups, Palestinian radicals, al-Qaida, Druze militias and even armed bands of Marxists still operating in Lebanon. Richard Engel
Government Political Christian Only Factions Armed Most Operating Still Lebanon Bands Them Militant Radicals Even Groups Palestinian Two
Hamas is a Palestinian political party with an aggressive militant wing. Richard Engel
Political Party Aggressive Wing Hamas Political Party Militant Palestinian
Fences and walls can be effective and even soothing, at least for those who build them. Richard Engel
Walls Build Those Soothing Least Fences Effective Them Who Even
What is the Obama Doctrine? It seems to be one of disengagement, to try to ignore the hot, religious, dry, poor countries from Algeria to Pakistan. Richard Engel
Try Algeria Obama Religious Seems Hot Countries Doctrine Dry Disengagement Poor Poor Countries Ignore Pakistan
Some Iraqi troops aren't willing to fight for their government. But many Shiites appear willing to fight for their religious leaders. Richard Engel
Government Fight Willing Religious Religious Leaders Some Troops Leaders Iraqi Many Appear
If Syria collapses completely, the United States and the world would have to consider who, and what, fills the vacuum. Richard Engel
World Consider States Syria Would Who Fills United United States Vacuum
Shaped like Texas, but twice as big, Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world. It exports almost nothing - mostly just cotton, gold and livestock - and doesn't have enough money to import much of anything, either. Richard Engel
World Money Big Nothing Enough Enough Money Cotton Shaped Almost Countries Almost Nothing Like Import Mostly Texas Just Gold Anything Either Much Poorest Exports Twice Livestock
Bhutto's regime is remembered for having one of the worst human rights records in Pakistan's history, and her government did not allow the media freedoms she criticizes Musharraf for crushing. Richard Engel
Government History Rights Human Rights Worst Criticizes Having Records Allow Remembered Freedoms Crushing She Did Human Regime Media Pakistan Her
Turkey wants to see Bashar al-Assad go and wants to kind of expand its sphere of influence into Turkey so its Ottoman glory or Ottoman past are once again project into the Syrian provinces. That's kind of what Turkey's vision is. Richard Engel
Vision Past Project Once Sphere Syrian Kind See Glory Go Provinces Expand Influence Wants Again Turkey
Staying in a very public fight with the U.S. is exactly what Al Qaeda wants. Richard Engel
Fight Exactly Exactly What Staying Very Wants Public Al Al-Qaeda
Bin Laden is dead, and most of his friends are dead. But did it need to cost a trillion dollars and two land wars, including one that didn't have to do with Al Qaeda? Probably not. Richard Engel
Trillion Cost Most Dead Dollars His Friends Did Land Wars Including Bin Al Al-Qaeda Two Need
Assad's regime helped ISIS grow by attacking other opposition forces and rarely targeting ISIS. Richard Engel
Other Rarely Attacking Forces Opposition Targeting Regime Helped Grow
Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.' Richard Engel
War Terrorism Together Global Global War Were Iraq Afghanistan Lumped
The truth was, there was never a connection between Iraq and Osama Bin Laden. There were no weapons of mass destruction, either. Richard Engel
Truth Destruction Weapons Never Between Mass Mass Destruction Were Iraq Either Connection Bin
If you're in part of rebel-controlled Syria, and suddenly your house blows up or a building next to you blows up, it would be convenient for rebels to say, 'It was the Americans.' Richard Engel
You Building Say Syria Would Would-Be Part House Up American Blows Convenient Next Your Suddenly Rebels
I think the Chinese model is one that appeals more and more in the developing world. People see that an authoritarian state can hold onto power, can hold on to stability and can drive the economy forward. Richard Engel
People World Drive Power Think State See More More And More Onto Developing Developing World Economy Model Authoritarian Stability Hold Chinese Forward Appeals
When you look at - when you talk to people in Africa and across the Middle East, they're not satisfied with the way things are going. Sure, this idea of democracy was injected into the region, but it has brought mostly chaos. Richard Engel
Democracy You People Satisfied Chaos Way East Brought Idea Look Talk Mostly Sure Going Africa Middle Middle East Region Across Things
Israel is shutting out the Arab world and shutting itself in. Richard Engel
World Arab Out Arab World Israel Itself Shutting
Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing. Richard Engel
World Collapsing Borders Sees Beyond Israel Just
Egypt has a devout population. People go out, they pray, they fast. Richard Engel
People Out Devout Go Pray Egypt Population Fast
The U.S., often in secret, carries out counterterrorism missions all the time, with drones in places like Yemen and Somalia. Richard Engel
Time Secret Out Carries Somalia Drones Counterterrorism Like Missions Yemen Often Places
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