In what looks like an off-the-cuff blunder, Secretary of State John Kerry might have accidentally given Russian President Vladmir Putin the opportunity to muddy the international diplomatic waters and buy his friends in Syria some time. During a press briefing
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) exclusively told Breitbart News on Monday that he believes the plan from Russian to secure Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad’s chemical weapons–a plan Assad reportedly has agreed to–would be “a great step forward” if it actually happened.
About 100 anti-war protesters mixed with superheroes and stormtroopers at a rally in Hollywood yesterday afternoon. Protesters banged drums and screamed obscenities on the sidewalk where families of tourists come to see the Walk of Fame and the nearby Chinese
Don’t tell John McCain, who equated jihadists shouting “Allahu Akhbar” (God is great) to saying “Thank God,” but the AP reports rebels shouting “Allahu Akhbar” have threatened Christians with beheading if they refuse to convert to Islam in the Syrian Christian village
Anti-war celebrities spoke loud–and often–against the U.S. going to war with Iraq roughly a decade ago. That was then, and the Commander in Chief had an “R” next to his name. Today, with President Barack Obama trying to rally a
America is on the cusp of engaging in yet another military action in the Middle East and many senior elected officials are silent on the issue. On Monday, Tennessee senior Senator Lamar Alexander drew strong criticism from his primary opponent,
During a London press briefing Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry apparently created a brand new red line for Syria without first clearing it with President Obama or his own State Department. Unfortunately, Kerry’s words have already spun out of
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make her first public comments on Syria on Monday after she visits with President Barack Obama at the White House. Politico reports that Clinton will meet with Obama for an unrelated event and
A new CNN poll finds that 71% of Americans oppose military action in Syria. Even if Congress were to authorize a strike, a clear majority, 55%, would still oppose military action in Syria. Although an overwhelming majority think it is
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) The head of the House Homeland Security Committee “We always are concerned about our credibility. The problem is, I think, lobbing a few Tomahawk missiles will not restore our credibility overseas. It’s kind of a face-saving
Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff: “This resolution is going to pass after we work this this week, George. Members have been in their districts and in their states. We’ve been talking ot many of them, dozens of them,
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Chuck Todd, Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News, discusses the upcoming vote in Congress for military action in Syria on NBC’s “Meet The Press”
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.
In an interview on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition on Monday, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, declined to say whether a U.S. strike on Syria would be legal without the approval of the UN. She was asked
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
Politico, one of President Obama’s strongest allies in the mainstream media, tore into Republicans Monday for not supporting the president’s unilateral war against Syria. The left-wing outlet not only accused the GOP of turning “dovish,” but cherry-picked 2002 Iraq quotes
On September 8, Iran’s new Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said U.S. action against Syria “is illegal” and “outside the bounds of the United Nations charter.” Zarif was on his first official trip to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad when
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
The village of Maaloula has been taken over by Syrian rebels associated with al Qaeda, who have stormed the Christian center and offered local Christians a choice: conversion or death. A resident of the town said the rebels shouted “Allahu
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough vowed on Sunday that President Barack Obama’s resolution to strike Syria will pass Congress. “This resolution is going to pass after we work this,” McDonough aid on ABC’s This Week. McDonough appeared on all
Van Jones’ new “Crossfire” cohort Stephanie Cutter was not pleased at his analogy that if president Obama ignores a no vote for military action in Syria, it would be like using the U.S. Congress as a focus group.
Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader’s push for air attacks on Syria. Assad will reportedly deny that he used chemical weapons on civilians,
(AP) Obama trying to sway war-weary public on SyriaBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves to try to convince war-weary Americans that limited strikes against Syria are needed for the United States’ long-term safety, while his national
Syria’s foreign minister on Monday passed on the personal thanks of President Bashar al-Assad to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his support, as he held talks in Moscow amid growing expectations of military action against the regime. Foreign Minister Walid
