On the day that fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater
Syria (ISIS) occupied part of a city close to Baghdad, Barack Obama
announced a bold plan. It had nothing to do with the Middle East: the
president plans to create the world’s largest marine reserve in the
Pacific.
The administration also announced a comprehensive framework to eliminate seafood fraud. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, Republicans in Congress were absorbed by the race for the position of majority whip in the House (see article), and enraged by the disappearance of e-mails from officials at the Internal Revenue Service responsible for singling out conservative groups for special scrutiny (see article).
There were few reminders that six and a half years ago America had 180,000 troops stationed in Iraq to prevent the country from slipping into civil war, as now seems to be happening
Read More: Foreign policy: “Iraq is not going to be a perfect place” | The Economist
The administration also announced a comprehensive framework to eliminate seafood fraud. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, Republicans in Congress were absorbed by the race for the position of majority whip in the House (see article), and enraged by the disappearance of e-mails from officials at the Internal Revenue Service responsible for singling out conservative groups for special scrutiny (see article).
There were few reminders that six and a half years ago America had 180,000 troops stationed in Iraq to prevent the country from slipping into civil war, as now seems to be happening
Read More: Foreign policy: “Iraq is not going to be a perfect place” | The Economist
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