Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feud

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victory

Erratic rhetoric, shifting goals and mixed signals leave allies, foes and voters unsure what the president wants from war

Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feud

Humiliating failure now looms, as symbolically damaging to US global standing and national self-esteem as Afghanistan or Iraq, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon…

Even some of the president's supporters are questioning his plan and his overall poll numbers are declining.

Meanwhile, Moscow is getting a boost from the war's early days after Trump eased sanctions on some Russian oil shipments.

OP-ED. Political scientist and US specialist Marie-Cécile Naves analyzes the narratives coming from the White House, highlighting a sensationalist war communications strategy that…

The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.