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It’s odd how President Barack Obama appears to be enlisting (or at least enjoying) the help of pro-Israel organizations to push for congressional approval for an attack on Syria, but his own group, Organizing for Action, doesn’t seem to be
U.S. taxpayers have spent at least $1,010,354,195 on Syrian humanitarian aid for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to official numbers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID, which was created by President John F. Kennedy, is
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to discuss the civil war in Syria and if he would filibuster the debate or vote in the Senate. Paul filibustered John Brennan’s nomination to head the CIA
David Axelrod on NBC’s “Meet The Press’: “There’s no doubt that (Assad’s forces) are fighting side-by-side with Hezebollah, they could certainly use (chemical weapons) against Israel, they can be proliferated from there, and (inaction) gives the signal to everyone else,
As Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) continues to support amnesty for America’s illegal immigrants and President Barack Obama’s proposed plan to militarily strike Syria, Republicans in the state are condemning his actions as inconsistent with GOP principles. The Maricopa County GOP’s
Count Cher as one of the few politically active celebrities to weigh in on President Barack Obama’s war stance against Syria. Cher routinely uses social media to defend the president and/or slam conservatives in the most callous fashion she can
Ten months out from his primary election against three different Tea Party candidates, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has dropped to below 50 percent in the polls, meaning he is particularly vulnerable to a runoff strategy conservatives have employed against him.
Sen. Ted Cruz Makes Case Against Attacking Syria on ABC’s “This Week.”
President Obama tried to defuse opposition to Syrian intervention by suggesting that hesitation now will be a repeat of the error America made in waiting to enter World War II. The Telegraph transcribed Obama’s Friday speech at the G20 Summit,
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough had his feet held to the fire by “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, who asked,
Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) has accused President Barack Obama and his administration of embellishment in making the case for military action against Syria. Appearing on CBS’s Face The Nation Sunday, Amash said the intelligence briefings have not given him comfort and, “there
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said he believed President Barack Obama would get congressional authorization to use military force in Syria on CBS’s Face The Nation Sunday. “I have every confidence we’ll be able to get this,” McDonough
The Syria crisis has provoked–or revealed–a new division on the left, between those activists and organizations willing to defend their principles despite the Obama administration’s reversals, and those on the “Obama left” determined to back the leader at all costs.
Senator Rand Paul says that he intends to have an amendment on the resolution concerning military action in Syria that binds the President to the outcome. In other words, if the Syria resolution isn’t passed, the amendment would bind the
One need only look to the whip count numbers on Syria to understand why Barack Obama decided he had to do a broadcast and cable network blitz on Monday. A friendly media may portray it as his ‘pulling out all
Senator John McCain with Phoenix radio host Mike Broomhead “No one wants American boots on the ground, nor will there be American boots on the ground, because there would be a impeachment of the president if they did that.”
CBS: As the debate over military action in Syria roils U.S. politics, CBS News’ Charlie rose previews his interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on ABC’s This Week: ” Look, I think it’s going to be very difficult for him to get votes. I think this goes back to, not just itself, but you can’t begin to build a relationship
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) said it was “confounding” that the Obama administration would send Susan Rice, the former Ambassador to the United Nations who is now the National Security Adviser, to brief some lawmakers in Congress next week on the
Rep. Peter King on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I just wish the president had laid this out better. I wish he’d quit backing away from his own red line. And I wish he was more of a commander in chief
One of the luxuries of being a new administration appointee is being able to duck blame, politely or otherwise, for the mistakes of your predecessor. On Syria, new UN Ambassador Samantha Power does not have that luxury. Yet she continues
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on CBS’s Face The Nation that Congress would not give President Barack Obama authorization to attack Syria if the vote were held today. Rogers claimed Obama actually lost support last
Senator Ted Cruz on ABC’s “This Week” says President Obama has failed to fulfill his promise to track down the perpetrators of the Benghazi terrorist attack after a whole year.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad reportedly denied he used chemical weapons against his people and said he did not even know a chemical weapons attack had occurred in his nation last month. CBS News’ Charlie Rose interviewed Assad on Sunday, and
