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Flashback: RNC Warned About Obama Inexperience

Flashback: RNC Warned About Obama Inexperience

In 2008, the RNC released several ads that called into question Barack Obama’s ability to lead or manage a crisis. In light of the foreign policy debacle surrounding Syria and Obama’s inability to move his agenda through Congress, it is

Assad: Russia Creating 'New Global Balance'

Assad: Russia Creating 'New Global Balance'

President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday thanked key backer Russia for helping Syria face down what he described as a “savage attack” by Western-backed Islamic extremists, according to state television. Russia is helping “create a new global balance”, Assad said, after

Obama's Former Defense Secretaries Slam Syria Bungle

Obama's Former Defense Secretaries Slam Syria Bungle

It is not only that President Obama has so bungled his handling of Syria that even the media are unable to whitewash it, but neither are the president’s first two defense secretaries, Leon Panetta and Robert Gates. The New York

Obama Authorizes Chemical Weapons Aid for Syria

Obama Authorizes Chemical Weapons Aid for Syria

ABC News reports President Obama “formally authorized” shipments of non-lethal equipment and supplies “specifically aimed at countering the threat of Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons” to Syria. Obama signed an order waiving Arms Export Control Act prohibitions against such shipments, citing

Arab States Exploit Syria Crisis to Pressure Israel on Nukes

Arab States Exploit Syria Crisis to Pressure Israel on Nukes

Though some Arab states pressed for U.S.-led military action against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, that did not prevent them from exploiting Assad’s diplomatic success to pressure Israel. The Jerusalem Post reports that Arab states have carried out an earlier

Russia: No Proof Assad Responsible for Chemical Attack

Russia: No Proof Assad Responsible for Chemical Attack

(AP) Russia against use of force in Syria resolutionBy ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaMoscow insisted on Tuesday that a new Security Council resolution on Syria not allow the use of force, while the Arab country’s main opposition group

China Refuses to Blame Assad for Syria Gas Attack

China Refuses to Blame Assad for Syria Gas Attack

China on Tuesday refused to say whether a United Nations report into a sarin gas attack in Syria showed that government forces had used the banned weapons. The United Nations on Monday revealed details of the attack, which the United

Obama's Attack Poodle Gets a 'Pants On Fire' From Politifact

In response to Blame Bush Alert: Bush “Stood Alone” When He Decided to Invade Iraq: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz  is losing her touch. Even the ridiculously Obama-friendly Politifact rated that one a “pants on Fire.” In fact, Bush claimed the support of

Obama Is Now a Lame Duck President

Obama Is Now a Lame Duck President

Two singular events in the past two weeks suggest President Obama has entered the twilight of his presidency, with diminishing ability to even muster the support of his Democrat allies in the Senate. First, over the Labor Day weekend, he