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On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said he had no idea what President Barack Obama would do if Congress rejects his request for authorization to use military force against Syria. “I can’t tell you what the president is going

Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry said the debate about whether to use military force against Syria was not about President Barack Obama’s “red line.” Instead, Kerry said it was about the “world’s red

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

(AP) French leader to await US Congress vote on SyriaPARISFrench President Francois Hollande says he’s waiting for a decision from the U.S. Congress on possible military action in Syria and insists France won’t strike against Bashar Assad’s regime alone.The French

In 2006, the talking points from London and Washington insisted: we had won the war in Afghanistan, and Iraq was not in civil war. To say otherwise was apostasy. In 2006, British Defense Secretary John Reid was famously quoted on

President Obama’s vacillation on Syria–first delaying military action and then booting the decision to Congress–poses grave threats to U.S. prosperity. Imminent military action, especially in the Middle East, instigates fears of shortages and panic in oil markets. Two years ago,

Fred Hof, the career diplomat who led the US response for much of the Syrian crisis, slammed President Obama this weekend for his “strategically appalling” response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Hof, who last year was tasked by

Former Obama Syria advisor Frederic Hof has come out foursquare against President Obama’s activities with regard to the Assad regime. “The events of the past ten days suggest that there was no administration forethought to the possibility of a major

Legal experts disagree on whether and how President Obama has authority to attack Syria without Congress, but they do agree–along with military experts–that Obama is wrong both on law and on policy. The Federalist Society is America’s premier legal forum

Al-Qaeda and other hostile groups have repeatedly sought to infiltrate US intelligence agencies, which are investigating thousands of their employees to counter the threat, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The CIA found that about a fifth of job applicants

(AP) Obama seeks Syria support from former foe McCainBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is inviting former foe Sen. John McCain to the White House, hoping one of Congress’ most intractable foreign policy hawks will help sell the idea of

President Barack Obama’s decision to punt a possible strike against Syria to Congress has reshuffled the congressional calculus on Washington’s looming debt-ceiling debate and made Republican concessions more likely, say GOP congressional aides. A House Republican aide told Reuters that

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President Obama has turned to Congress to save him from staggering political isolation on the global stage. It is an isolation that is the inverse of the promise of a passionate and reciprocal multilateral embrace that carried him into office.