Tag: Syria

‘U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013’

‘U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013’

Daniel Halper · August 30, 2013 4:05 pm

Imagine If Obama Hadn’t Abandoned Iraq

Imagine If Obama Hadn’t Abandoned Iraq

Daniel Halper · August 30, 2013 2:31 pm

Kerry to Speak on Syria at 12:30

Kerry to Speak on Syria at 12:30

Daniel Halper · August 30, 2013 1:49 pm

Rumors of War

Geoffrey Norman · August 30, 2013 1:19 pm

Syria Worse than Iraq?

Syria Worse than Iraq?

Daniel Halper · August 30, 2013 11:37 am

Syrian refugees pass through the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border with Syria, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. United Nations experts are investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as the United States and allies prepare for the possibility of a punitive strike against President Bashar Assad's regime, blamed by the Syrian opposition for the attack. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders says at least 355 people were killed in the Aug. 21 attack. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Experts: Don’t bomb chemical weapon sites in Syria

Seth Borenstein · August 30, 2013 10:50 am

President George W. Bush: âPutting our military in harms way is the toughest decision a president has to make.â (AP/LM Otero)

George W. Bush: Obama has a ‘tough choice’ in how to handle Syria

Sean Lengell · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

If you want to know why President Obama will not ask Congress for permission to bomb Syria, you only need to look across the Atlantic, where British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a humiliating defeat Thursday, when the British Parliament defeated his motion for British backing of the use of force against Syria. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: Unpopular at home, abandoned abroad, Obama scales down bombing campaign

Conn Carroll · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

‘This matters to us’: Complete text of John Kerry’s remarks on Syria

Washington Examiner · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appears more hawkish about military action in Syria. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Nancy Pelosi is ready for war with Syria

Charlie Spiering · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

Buildings around Aleppo have been severely damaged during fighting between government forces and Free Syrian army fighters. A top Syrian government official on Sunday dismissed the Obama administration as confused and hesitant, even as Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington has evidence of sarin gas use by Syria and that the case for a military attack is getting "stronger and stronger." (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)

Obama: US has an ‘obligation’ to act against Syria

Susan Crabtree · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

In this image provided by The White House, President Barack Obama meets with his national security staff to discuss the situation in Syria, in the Situation Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, in Washington, including from left national security adviser Susan Rice; Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

‘A challenge to the world’: Complete text of Obama’s remarks on Syria

Washington Examiner · August 30, 2013 4:00 am