Probably no world event has been more consequential for Europe and for Ireland over the last decade than the Syrian war. That conflict, fought between supporters of the despotic government of President-for-life Bashar Al-Assad on one side, and a motley group of Islamic extremists on the other side, has killed, according to most estimates, at […]
There is more than one way forward
“Gross incompetence.”
“Certainly.”
Ongoing conflict.
Retaliation
“It’s a red line issue for Ireland.”
“A very warm welcome.”
The Iran-Iraq war, which would last for eight years and claim the lives of about a million people, began with an Iraqi invasion of Iran, on this day, September 22nd, 1980. The pretext for the invasion was the revolution in Iran, which had toppled the Shah and replaced him with a Shiite Islamic dictatorship. Saddam […]
“We are in a housing crisis.”
“A phased, contingency basis.”
So what’s the endgame? Hope the Russians eventually give up?