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U.S. Sen. John McCain answers a question during a press conference at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Republican Sen. McCain said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has

National Security

Flashback: John McCain in 2008 predicted Iraq withdrawal would lead to al Qaeda’s resurgence

Paul Bedard -

January 9, 2014 5:00 am

In this image made from Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, amateur video released by Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, people carry a girl out of rubble in Douma, Syria. In the town close to the Syrian capital of Damascus, several people were killed and wounded after a government airstrike targeted a house on Tuesday, reported the Observatory and another activist group, the Local Coordination Committees. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP Video)

Foreign Policy

Kerry seeking cease-fire, aid for Syria

Lara Jakes -

January 8, 2014 9:26 pm

Beltway Confidential

How women should dress in public, according to Muslim countries

Ashe Schow -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The last convoy of solders from the U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait, on Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Opinion

Examiner Editorial: Iraq is reaping the bloody fruits of Obama’s indifference

Washington Examiner -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Two men walk up a street in Rabat, Morocco. (Spencer Platt/Getty images)

Tunisia’s Arab Spring three years on

Austin Bay -

January 8, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this May 1, 2009, file photo, an Afghan man looks on as U.S. solider's of 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division stands guard during a search operation in Nerkh district of Wardak province in west of Kabul, Afghanistan. A burst of strength by al-Qaida that is chipping away at the remains of Mideast stability now confronts President Barack Obama, testing his hands-off approach to conflicts in Iraq and Syria at the same time he pushes to keep thousands of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Obama has already decided the fight against extremists must continue, so long as Afghan President Hamid Karzai signs off on a joint security agreement. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Foreign Policy

War policies tested from Mideast, Afghanistan

JULIE PACELARA JAKES -

January 7, 2014 11:46 pm

Foreign Policy

Senators: US should take more Syrian refugees

Bradley Klapper -

January 7, 2014 8:46 pm

‘Israel in the Eye of the Hurricane’

Daniel Halper -

January 7, 2014 4:01 pm

Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday. (AP/Emad Matti)

National Security

Critics: Obama did little to prevent al Qaeda resurgence in Iraq

Susan Crabtree -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

John Kerry cites some progress in Middle East peace process

Associated Press -

January 4, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Middle East

Flashback: John McCain in 2008 predicted Iraq withdrawal would lead to al Qaeda’s resurgence

Kerry seeking cease-fire, aid for Syria

How women should dress in public, according to Muslim countries

Examiner Editorial: Iraq is reaping the bloody fruits of Obama’s indifference

Tunisia’s Arab Spring three years on

War policies tested from Mideast, Afghanistan

Senators: US should take more Syrian refugees

‘Israel in the Eye of the Hurricane’

Critics: Obama did little to prevent al Qaeda resurgence in Iraq

John Kerry cites some progress in Middle East peace process

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