Tag: John Kerry

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

On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry compared possible military intervention in Syria to the invasion of Normandy during World War II.  Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kerry said that “there are a lot of folks out there

WASHINGTON — What a delightful change of pace it has been this past week listening to Secretary of State John F. Kerry accuse someone other than U.S. soldiers of committing atrocities against innocent civilians, women, and children during war. His

Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said there was no question in his mind that President Barack Obama does not “bluff” on foreign policy threats, especially regarding his vow that Iran will

Arab nations have offered to help pay for any US military intervention in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers Wednesday as he sought support for missile strikes. The offer was “quite significant,” he said. But he stressed: “Obviously,

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

On Tuesday morning, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced their support for President Obama’s proposed military action in Syria. Their support came hours before Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel first testified

On Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry said Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons because he did not fear the United States.  Echoing what he had constantly said during the testimony, Kerry asked

Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry claimed President Barack Obama did not want to take the country to war in Syria. “President Obama is not asking America to go to war,” Kerry

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

As news of Secretary of State John Kerry’s “frequent visits” with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in 2009 continues to emerge, it is also worth noting that a Harvard group honored Assad’s wife in 2011.  According to The New York Times, the

Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said it was “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the Assad regime in Syria used chemical weapons on Syrians. Kerry said in his “lust to hold onto

On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, both of whom are combat veterans, offered conflicting testimony about whether President Barack Obama’s potential use of military force against Syria would be defined as going to

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

According to USAID (United States Agency For International Development), the federal agency in charge of distributing the vast majority of foreign aid monies to other countries, United States taxpayers have paid for over one billion dollars in foreign aid packages

A leaked French intelligence report reveals that President Bashar Assad of Syria has more than 1,000 tons of poison gas stockpiled. Additionally, both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the presence of sarin nerve gas in

In February 2009, then-Senator John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz, had a romantic dinner with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and his wife. The picture of the dinner has now come to light. In it, Kerry leans in to talk

According to USAID (United States Agency For International Development), the federal agency in charge of distributing the vast majority of foreign aid monies to other countries, United States taxpayers are now footing a bill of over one billion dollars in