Patrick Clawson
Patrick Clawson
Patrick Lyell Clawsonis an American economist and Middle East scholar. He is currently the Director for Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior editor of Middle East Quarterly...
episode friendly lots nasty problems united
There are lots of problems in Iraq, and this episode was done by some nasty actors who are not friendly to the United States.
mistaken optimism
I think he is mistaken in his optimism,