William Pfaff on the Bush-Obama Wars

Must-read analysis — From Iraq to Afghanistan, US Wars Not Going According to Plan. About the former, he writes, "Six years ago the American intervention was supposed to end in a multi-party democratic government, an ally of Israel against the supposed menace of Iran, the strategic base and headquarters for the U.S. as dominant actor in a 'New Middle East,' and a permanent and secure source of oil for the United States." About the latter, "The truth is that it is worse than Vietnam."