
On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered a hastily-cobbled-together speech, first making the aggressive case for action against Syria based on Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, then careening to the case against action in favor of more diplomacy, before concluding
by Ben Shapiro10 Sep 2013, 6:56 PM PST0

On Tuesday night, as President Obama caved completely to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the media came to Obama’s defense. Instead of Putin playing Obama for a fool, as it appeared this week, Obama had actually
by Ben Shapiro10 Sep 2013, 5:20 PM PST0

McClatchy chief correspondent Mark Seibel reports on Tuesday evening that President Obama’s speech on Syria will last just 15 minutes. That is a massive downgrade from most addresses to the nation. The theme of the address has also reportedly shifted
by Ben Shapiro10 Sep 2013, 4:37 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) came out swinging against President Obama’s proposal for Congressional authorization of military force against Syria and the Bashar Assad regime. McConnell said that President Obama’s chaotic rollout of his case for military
by Ben Shapiro10 Sep 2013, 12:57 PM PST0

On Monday, the Obama administration, overcome by its own frantic confusion over a situation of its own making in Syria, fainted into the arms of Russian President Vladimir Putin – and, in the process, appeased the Syrian regime after Bashar
by Ben Shapiro9 Sep 2013, 9:46 PM PST0

Attempting to describe the scope of possible American action in Syria to “degrade” the regime’s chemical weapons capacity, an official told USA Today, “If Assad is eating Cheerios, we’re going to take away his spoon and give him a fork.
by Ben Shapiro9 Sep 2013, 8:38 AM PST0

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin received thanks from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for standing against Western military action based on a chemical attack in Damascus several weeks ago. Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Muallem said he spoke with Russian foreign
by Ben Shapiro9 Sep 2013, 8:29 AM PST0

Even as President Obama attempts to make the case for urgent military action, suggesting that the Syrian regime can be deterred from chemical weapons use by such action, Secretary of State John Kerry threatened “unbelievably small” consequences for Bashar al-Assad’s
by Ben Shapiro9 Sep 2013, 6:57 AM PST0

Just before Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, he blasted the Obama administration on Wednesday for what he termed its propaganda on military action against Syria. “We talk with these people,” he said about Secretary
by Ben Shapiro4 Sep 2013, 6:14 PM PST0

On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs over possible military action against Syria. As he testified, members of the antiwar group Code Pink held up their hands, which had been painted red
by Ben Shapiro4 Sep 2013, 10:20 AM PST0

On Wednesday, President Obama, speaking Sweden, stated that even though he drew a “red line” on the use of Syrian chemical weapons in August 2012, he never drew a red line – it was the world’s “red line.” He stated:
by Ben Shapiro4 Sep 2013, 7:33 AM PST0

Responding to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) playing online poker on his iPhone during yesterday’s Senate hearing with Secretary of State John Kerry over war with Syria, Gold Star mother Debbie Lee fired back in an exclusive comment to Breitbart News.
by Ben Shapiro4 Sep 2013, 7:06 AM PST0

Ana Marie Cox, columnist for The Guardian and anal sex aficionado, has some serious objections to Mark Levin’s The Liberty Amendments. Her article, titled “1776 and all that: the mysterious appeal of Mark Levin’s originalist fantasy,” suggests that Levin’s project
by Ben Shapiro4 Sep 2013, 6:50 AM PST0

On Tuesday, after being caught playing online poker on his iPhone during a Senate Syria hearing, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) fired back via Twitter: Ben Shapiro is Editor-At-Large of Breitbart News and author of the New York Times bestseller “Bullies:
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 4:39 PM PST0

Testifying before the Senate foreign affairs committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry refused to rule out putting boots on the ground in Syria: “In the event Syria imploded, for instance, or in the event there was a threat
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 2:30 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appeared on “Fox & Friends,” where co-host Brian Kilmeade asked him about video of Syrian rebels shouting “Allahu Akbar!” after hitting government targets with rockets. McCain responded, “Would you have a problem with an
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 11:05 AM PST0

In an incredible display of bipartisan blindness, leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties have now declared their support for President Obama’s proposal for action against Syria. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) stated on Tuesday, “I’m going to support the
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 10:17 AM PST0

UCLA’s undergraduate student government passed a resolution unanimously last week to criticize any use of the term “illegal immigrant” to describe illegal immigrants. Many students are upset with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, whom they feel is too
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 8:05 AM PST0

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), head of the Democratic National Committee, said on Monday that the US would receive support for a Syria strike from “dozens” of countries should Congress greenlight action against the Assad regime. “I mean we have,
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 7:31 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) suggested that Fox News host Brian Kilmeade was Islamaphobic because he said that Syrian opposition groups shouting “Allahu Akhbar! Allahu Akhbar!” as rockets hit government offices demonstrated Islamist influence among the opposition. “I have
by Ben Shapiro3 Sep 2013, 7:00 AM PST0

Hollywood’s most treasured tourist spot is apparently turning into a crime zone. On Monday morning, according to police, two men were stabbed by a group of other men outside Leila’s Pizza and Deli near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland, one of
by Ben Shapiro2 Sep 2013, 5:08 PM PST0

On Monday, former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic 2016 presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton took time to tweet to swimmer Diana Nyad, who just swam from Cuba to Florida: Because it’s all about Hillary. Clinton did not comment on Syria.
by Ben Shapiro2 Sep 2013, 4:52 PM PST0

In a display of utter political incoherence, President Obama plans to meet with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates in Russia while visiting the Kremlin, even as he attempts to lobby Russian President Vladimir Putin for support on an international
by Ben Shapiro2 Sep 2013, 1:33 PM PST0

On Monday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took the lead in pushing for war against Syria, stating that if America failed to take military action on Syria, it would be “catastrophic.” McCain met with President Obama on Monday, alongside Sen. Lindsey
by Ben Shapiro2 Sep 2013, 12:53 PM PST0

Top editors at the supposedly objective New York Times admitted on Friday that its coverage of Syria differs substantially from its coverage of Iraq thanks to the newspaper’s warm feelings toward President Obama. Margaret Sullivan, public editor of the newspaper,
by Ben Shapiro30 Aug 2013, 1:33 PM PST0