Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Recent Stories By Scott Wilson:

  • Obama Just Can't Shake Off War in IraqJune 12, 2014

    President Obama inherited two wars on taking office, one he called “dumb” to his political benefit and the other he described more urgently as “the war we need to win.”  It is the dumb one today...

  • Putin Calls Obama Seeking End to Ukraine CrisisMarch 28, 2014

    Russian President Vladi­mir Putin called President Obama on Friday to discuss how to pursue a “diplomatic resolution” to the crisis in Ukraine, the White House announced. In a statement, the White...

  • Obama Urges US-European Unity on Helping NATOMarch 26, 2014

    President Obama said Wednesday that Europe and the United States now face “a moment of testing” that challenges their unity and the international order they have worked for generations to build. In...

  • Obama to Urge Russia’s Suspension from Group of EightMarch 24, 2014

    THE HAGUE - President Obama this evening will urge leaders of major industrial nations to indefinitely suspend Russia from the Group of Eight, and push members to more explicitly spell out what...

  • U.S. Navy SEALs Raid Somali Home of al-ShababOctober 6, 2013

    U.S. Navy SEALs carried out an overnight raid on the Somali seaside home of a leader of the al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab, U.S. officials said Saturday, an operation that suggests how worried...

  • Obama Sets New Terms for Terror Fight, Drone UseMay 23, 2013

    President Obama outlined the future of his counterterrorism polices Thursday in a wide-ranging speech that sought to more clearly define the American enemy, make lethal government actions more...

  • Obama to Focus on Jobs in State of the UnionFebruary 10, 2013

    President Obama will concentrate his State of the Union speech Tuesday on the economy, shifting the emphasis away from the broad social agenda of his second inaugural address to refocus attention on...

  • How Obama Failed to Clinch the Debt Deal March 19, 2012

    President Obama had just arrived home, walking across Lafayette Square after attending Sunday services with his family at St. John’s Church. In the West Wing, Obama ducked into the spacious office of...

  • UN Showdown Could Test U.S. Role in Middle EastSeptember 16, 2011

    One week before a United Nations showdown over Palestinian statehood, the Obama administration is confronting the stark new limits of its influence in the Middle East, including with its chief ally...

  • Obama Announces Plan to Bring Home 33,000 Troops from AfghanistanJune 23, 2011

    President Obama charted a middle course Wednesday for ending the U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, outlining a departure plan that will remove troops faster than his commanders had requested...

  • Obama Faces Political Test in Afghan SpeechJune 22, 2011

    President Obama will face a stiff political challenge Wednesday in presenting his plan for a gradual end to the U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. His prime-time address must remind a...

  • Speedier Troop Decrease Urged in AfghanistanJune 12, 2011

    Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill are applying fresh pressure on the Obama administration to draw down U.S. troops in Afghanistan faster than many military leaders say is responsible, forcing the...

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