Ibrahim al-Marashi is associate professor of Middle East History at California State University San Marcos. His publications include “Iraq’s Armed Forces: An Analytical History” (2008), “The Modern History of Iraq” (2017), and “A Concise History of the Middle East” (forthcoming). https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/ibrahim-al-marashi/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:20:00 +0000 Ibrahim al-Marashi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/04/11/trump-rhetoric-on-syria-is-a-likely-distraction-from-washington-woes https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2018/04/11/trump-rhetoric-on-syria-is-a-likely-distraction-from-washington-woes Last year Trump attacked Syria at a time when he was facing a domestic crisis. The U.S. president is in a similar situation now, writes Associate Professor of Middle East History Ibrahim al-Marashi.