Kerry: Syria Surrendering Chemical Weapons May Stop American Strike
LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avoid a U.S. military strike by surrendering all his chemical weapons within a week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday, but...
View ArticleDEM CONGRESSMAN: Obama Is Going To Struggle To Even Get 100 Syria Votes in...
Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson doesn't think that President Barack Obama will get 100 votes in favor of his plan for military strikes in Syria — even after the public-relations blitz Obama will put on...
View ArticleMan Whose Family Was Killed In Syria Chemical Attack Doesn't Think It Matters...
As the U.S. continues to debate whether the country should attack Syria to punish the Syrian government for using chemical weapons, a Palestinian man whose family was killed in the chemical attack...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Is Getting Relentlessly Mocked For Saying Syria Strikes Will Be...
Making the case for intervention in Syria to a war-weary American public, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the strike will be "unbelievably small"— a comment that has already earned him...
View ArticleVladimir Putin Puts John Kerry In Check On Syria
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Syria could avoid an American attack by turning over "every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week."Russia...
View ArticleBILL GROSS: Prepare For A Strike On Syria
They're still counting votes on the Hill to approve a strike on Syria. But PIMCO's Bill Gross says investors need to prepare now for one.See his Tweet below.In forecasting a "steeper curve," he is...
View ArticleAbsolutely Brutal Poll For Obama Shows Public Opposition To Syria Bombing...
When President Barack Obama gives a slew of television interviews and addresses the nation over the next two days, he will walk into a rising firestorm of public opposition to the bombing in Syria for...
View ArticleThe 5 Military Commanders Who Could Run Obama's Syrian War
With President Barack Obama seemingly determined to use military force to intervene in the conflict in Syria, we thought it appropriate to explore which admiral or general might lead the operation.Here...
View ArticleJohn Kerry May Have Accidentally Found A Diplomatic Solution In Syria
White House and State Department officials said they are open to Russia's proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control and then destroy them, even though they are skeptical...
View ArticleSeriously, Read The Onion If You Want To Understand Syria
There's little to laugh about when it comes to Syria, but when it comes to understanding what's happening there, some of the best analysis comes in the form of a joke.The Onion, a satirical newspaper,...
View ArticleObama's Approval On Foreign Policy Has Collapsed To All-Time Lows
The debate over U.S. military action in Syria has pushed President Barack Obama's approval ratings on handling foreign policy all-time lows in two new polls released Monday.The latest, released by CNN...
View ArticleWe're About To Have A Blitz Of Six Obama Interviews On Syria — Here's Your...
President Barack Obama is about to embark on an unprecedented media drive to sell his plan for military action in Syria, in response to an alleged chemical-weapons attack last month launched by...
View ArticleSenate Delays Syria Strike Vote; Will Not Vote On Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) is delaying the first full Senate vote on a resolution to attack Syria. Reid had previously laid out a schedule which would have involved an initial vote on...
View ArticleOBAMA: A Strike On Syria Would 'Absolutely' Be Off If Syria Gives Up Its...
President Barack Obama said Monday that he would "absolutely" put plans for strikes on Syria on hold if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave up control of his country's chemical weapons."Absolutely —...
View ArticleHere's Which Celebrities Are Speaking Out On Syria — And Why Most Are Staying...
Sean Penn, George Clooney, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon and a handful of other celebrities can usually be counted on to be Hollywood's most outspoken anti-war protesters. But not when it comes to the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Goes On The Record About Syria
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first public comments regarding Syria during an appearance at a forum on wildlife trafficking.Clinton had met with President Obama at the White House...
View ArticleGOP SENATORS: New Syria 'Breakthrough' Means Congress Should Pass Airstrike...
Monday's new developments on Syria should make Congress pass a resolution authorizing President Barack Obama to use military force in Syria, Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John McCain...
View ArticleHow Not To State An Anti-War Rally
Last weekend, on August 31st, activists around the world staged rallies against United States’ involvement in Syria. The movement, aptly titled No War with Syria, was largely set up and organized...
View ArticleOil Falling Fast On Possible Russia Deal
A Russian proposal to get Syria to cede control of its chemical weapons is about to be enshrined in a French-sponsored U.N. resolution, and oil prices are falling fast on the news.Brent was off -1.27%,...
View ArticleSyria Agrees To Russian 'Plan' To Transfer Control Of Chemical Weapons And...
Syria has "agreed to the Russian initiative" to place the country's chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Tuesday.He added...
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