I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought. Juan Cole administrationarabargue Change image and share on social
I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously. Juan Cole discussiondominatepolicy share on social
Administering another country is always a very tricky proposition. Juan Cole administercountryproposition Change image and share on social
But September 11 marked a big change in the sense that the public was suddenly interested, and as a professor at a public university I felt a responsibility to respond to all of the inquiries about the Islamic world. Juan Cole bigchangefelt share on social
For instance, I was a little surprised that the Shiites didn't rise up against Saddam and the Baath party across most of the country when the Americans moved in March and April of 2003. Juan Cole americanaprilbaath Change image and share on social
I think it's really unfortunate that academics have been sidelined in most important policy debates. Juan Cole academicdebateimportant Change image and share on social
My main expertise is in the past, but if I have to extrapolate into the future, I would say: no good news any time soon and an obvious exit strategy is not apparent to me. Juan Cole apparentexitexpertise Change image and share on social
An occupying power has no right to make significant alterations in the character of the occupied society, to change the laws all around, without a strong security reason and so forth. Juan Cole alterationchangecharacter Change image and share on social
I don't accept the argument of people like David Horowitz that the government should impose some sort of predetermined political balance on academic research. Juan Cole academicacceptargument Change image and share on social
Partisan politics has no place in the classroom. Juan Cole classroompartisanplace Change image and share on social
