Here's The New Syria Alternative The Senate Is Working On In Response To The...
A bipartisan group of eight senators is furiously working on a new authorization of military force proposal that would be triggered in case of the failure of a Russian-led proposal to have Syria give...
View ArticleThe New Diplomatic Solution In Syria Is Already Running Into Big Trouble
Russia is "not necessarily enthusiastic" about a U.N. Security Council resolution that would put Syria's chemical weapons in international control and then destroy them, French Foreign Minister Laurent...
View Article9 Of The Biggest Geopolitical Gaffes In Recent History
It's seems pretty clear that Secretary of State John Kerry blundered when he said an American strike could be averted if Bashar Al Assad gave up his chemical weapons.Needless to say, the screwup...
View ArticleHow Vladimir Putin Hijacked The White House's Response To Syria
In little over a day, Russia has successfully obstructed any White House plan to strike Syria and trumped it with one that is nearly impossible to carry out.Meanwhile the events of August 21 have faded...
View ArticleObama Must Use The Second Chance On Syria Wisely
By all accounts, Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal on Monday to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control was just Kerry being Kerry. The loquacious former Massachusetts senator...
View ArticleAs Putin Edges Out Obama In Syria Crisis, US Moves To Seize $230 Million From...
The Russia-U.S. relationship is the focus of a lot of attention this week, with President Vladimir Putin widely perceived to have out-maneuvered President Barack Obama and winning respect from unlikely...
View ArticleKerry Already Knows That The Plan To Avoid War In Syria Is A Pipe Dream
Monday, John Kerry made an offhand comment about Syria avoiding American strikes if President Bashar Al Assad turned over "every bit of his chemical weapons in a week."His supposedly unauthorized...
View ArticleObama Is About To Deliver One Of The Most Anticipated Speeches Of His...
President Barack Obama is gearing up to deliver an address to the nation Tuesday night — and the circumstances surrounding it couldn't be more different than when it was originally scheduled.If you can...
View ArticleThe 20 Award-Winning Photos From The War In Syria Everyone Should See
The prospect of American intervention in Syria brings perhaps the first breaking point in a war that has stretched into its 30th month. More than 100,o00 people are dead, and more than two million...
View ArticleObama Lays Out Case For Syria Strike, But Says He Has Asked Congress To...
President Barack Obama said Tuesday night that he has asked Congress to postpone votes on authorizing military strikes in Syria while working on a potential diplomatic solution that has popped up in...
View ArticleObama Answers 5 Big Questions About Syria
During his statement on the situation in Syria Tuesday night, President Barack Obama answered questions he said he faced from Congress and from ordinary Americans who have written letters to the White...
View ArticleHere Is A Deceptively Brutal Instant Poll For Obama On His Speech Tonight
Despite the good headline accompanying a CNN instant poll of reaction to President Barack Obama's address on Syria Tuesday night, the underlying numbers in the poll paint the picture that Obama has...
View ArticleLook What Happened To Oil Prices The Moment Obama Said He Wanted To Delay A...
Last night Obama made a speech laying out the case for attacking Syria.But he said that he had asked Congress to postpone a vote authorizing such a strike while a diplomatic solution was being found.As...
View ArticleUS Officials Insist Russian Plan For Syria Was Not Gaffe Diplomacy
The US administration Tuesday hit back against sneers it had accidentally stumbled on a way to avert military strikes on Syria, saying ideas for securing chemical weapons had been percolating for...
View ArticleRussia To Renew Offer To Supply Iran With Missile Systems And Nuclear Reactor
Russian President Vladimir Putin will offer to supply Iran S-300 air defence missile systems as well as build a second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, the Kommersant business daily reported...
View ArticleGOLDMAN: The Oil Sell-Off Is Overdone (OIL, USO)
Oil is off more than 4% this week, falling below $111 after having hit $116 Friday, as fears of an imminent Syria strike fade.Goldman's Jeffrey Currie says the markets are over-doing the sell-off, and...
View ArticleThe Russian Plan Of Removing Syria's Chemical Weapons Mid-War Is A 'Nightmare'
As President Barack Obama entertains a Russian proposal for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons stockpiles, experts are expressing skepticism of the unprecedented task of securing and destroying a...
View ArticleOne Year Later, We Still Haven't Solved The Mystery At The Heart Of The...
One year after four Americans died in an attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, there is no one in custody who can tell U.S. counterterrorism officials specifics about when, where, and by whom...
View ArticleHow The International Community Would Dispose Of Syria's Chemical Weapons
As the international community debates what should be done with Syria's chemical weapons program, here is a look at what chemical weapons are, and what it takes to safely dispose of them.In the midst...
View ArticleWith These Improvised Weapons, It's Incredible The Syrian Rebels Have Lasted...
The Syrian civil war has been going on for more than two years, but it hasn't been a fair fight.While the Assad regime has tanks, jets, artillery — and of course, chemical weapons — the fragmented Free...
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