Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint news conference in London with Prime Minister David Cameron: “I think you will not deny that one does not really need to support the people who not only kill their enemies but
Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, a close ally of Tehran, welcomed the election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president on Sunday, calling him a “beacon of hope”. Rowhani, a cleric viewed as a moderate political figure, was declared the
On Sunday, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said that the Obama administration would not be rushing to war in Syria, and implicitly accused the Bush White House of rushing to war in Iraq. “We’ve rushed to war in
Discussing President Obama’s Syrian intervention, columnist George Will said on ABC’s “This Week”: “Napoleon said, ‘If you start to take Vienna, take Vienna.’ That is, don’t be tentative, whatever else you do, and don’t be tardy. General McArthur said every
On the heels of the decision to arm select groups of Syrian rebels, 300 U.S. Marines have reportedly been deployed to the Syrian border. And, according to the International Business Times, “a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system was also moved to
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said until the United States has a Commander-in-Chief who knows what he is doing, America should stay out of the mess in the Middle East. “Until we have someone who knows what they’re doing, I
At The The Faith & Freedom Coalition “Road to Majority” conference former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin:
On HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher attacked President Obama for acting on Syria after Bill Clinton’s comments that Obama risks looking like “a total fool” if he listened too closely to opinion polls and didn’t act.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hezbollah promises to keep fighting for Assad in Syria U.S. plan to send small arms to Syria receives mixed reviews European outrage after Greece shuts down public broadcasting Hezbollah promises to keep fighting for
(AP) MOSCOWRussia’s foreign minister says the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn’t meet stringent criteria for reliability. The Obama administration said this week that it will give lethal aid to Syrian rebels
(AFP) – The White House on Friday all but ruled out the notion of mounting a no-fly zone in Syria, billing it as difficult, dangerous and costly, and unsuitable to halting close quarters ground battles.
By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used
Thousands of Islamists rallied in the Egyptian capital on Friday in support of calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstration took place outside a Cairo mosque where Saudi
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney strenuously denied that American provision of arms for the Syrian rebellion had anything to do with public opinion. “We’re assessing options all the time, including, providing weapons to the opposition,” Carney stated.
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Former President Clinton on Friday addressed reports about his criticism of President Obama’s handling of Syria.
I’m on record in favor of intervening in Syria, in the form of a no-fly zone. (We should have intervened early, if at all.) But I’m against arming the Syrian rebels, who are dominated by radical Islamists and jihadists. In
(AP) Syria: US chemical weapons charges ‘full of lies’By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThe Syrian government has dismissed U.S. statements it used chemical weapons as “full of lies.” A statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry in Damascus says the U.S. is resorting
With the announcement Thursday that the U.S. will send weapons to rebel forces in the Syrian civil war, President Barack Obama’s hypocrisy on war is now complete. When he directed U.S. forces to join the fight against Libyan dictator Muammar
Iran chooses a new president Friday in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. More than 50.5 million people are eligible
(AP) Iran’s leader jabs US as presidential vote beginsBy NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington “the hell with you”
President Obama has authorized his administration to provide the Syrian rebels with arms in their fight against Bashar al-Assad. According to The Wall Street Journal, Obama did this through a classified order directing the CIA to provide arms to the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. escalates Syria crisis with confirmation of chemical weapons Bill Clinton slams Barack Obama for Syria leadership failures Qusair battle turns Sunni Arab people and nations against Hezbollah Congressmen whine because Obamacare applies to
Influential Sunni clerics from several Arab states including Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on Thursday for a holy war against the “sectarian” regime in Syria. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shiite movement has been fighting alongside the forces of President Bashar Al-Assad, a
After foolishly setting a red line with regard to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, President Obama has now decided to provide weapons and ammunition to rebel forces, according to two US officials. Obama has been urged to
By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a “red line”
