Islamic State
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Trump’s Legacy: Foreign Policy Achievement
Not just cleaning up after the previous president, but expanding American success.
Trump Strengthens Relations With Turkey
The president says that Turkey and the U.S. will be developing a big trade deal.
Operation Kayla Mueller — Baghdadi Dead
U.S. forces took out the self-proclaimed “caliph” of the Islamic State in a big win.
Trump’s Turkish Test on Syria
Gauging the reaction to Trump’s meaningful but relatively small decision on U.S. troops.
ISIS Is Not Dead
In fact, the Islamic State is growing in Afghanistan as well as Syria and Iraq.
Victory Over ISIS?
The caliphate may be gone, but the toxic and radical ideology remains a threat.
ISIS Bride Hoda Muthana: Birthright Citizenship?
It’s a legal battle that may shed some light on who is and who is not entitled to U.S. citizenship.
Did Bolton Really Contradict Trump About Syria?
It does seems so, but both men conditioned withdrawal on results, not a timeline.
U.S. Departs Syria, Mattis Departs Pentagon
One withdrawal created the Islamic State; the other was the result of defeating it.
The Good News on Terrorism
The State Department’s latest report on global terrorism shows that current policies are working.
ISIS Fighter Exploited Obama’s Lax Refugee Policies
An Iraqi terrorist was caught years after entering the U.S. as a refugee in 2014.
Millennial Idealism vs. Islamist Reality
Two Americans were killed while on a bike trip through ISIS territory. It wasn’t parody.