Tag: Syria

Smoke caused by fighting in Syria is seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, close to the border with Syria, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Syrian rebels, government clash in Golan Heights

Ryan Lucas · September 2, 2014 3:51 am

No Reply from America?

William Kristol · September 1, 2014 4:00 am

Washington Secrets

Poll: Americans, 4 to 1, want war with ISIS

Paul Bedard · August 31, 2014 9:27 pm

"We have to have a clear strategy because ... to defeat ISIS -- not contain, not stop, but defeat ISIS," Sen. John McCain said Sunday, "because they are a direct threat, over time, to the United States of America." (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty images)

John McCain: Not intervening in Syria ‘one of the biggest mistakes ever made’

Rebecca Berg · August 31, 2014 4:56 pm

What is President Obama trying to say about social media’s role in foreign policy?

Beltway Confidential

What is President Obama trying to say about social media’s role in foreign policy?

Becket Adams · August 31, 2014 4:26 pm

"I think I've learned one thing about this president, and that is he's very cautious,"ÃÂ Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.,ÃÂ said in an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press." "Maybe in this instance, too cautious." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

Dianne Feinstein: Obama ‘too cautious’ in response to ISIS

Rebecca Berg · August 31, 2014 2:44 pm

An armed group of men, not specified which group of rebels, gather at Syria's Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. It was unclear if the men were connected to an armed group that, the United Nations said, detained more than 40 U.N. peacekeepers during fighting in Syria early Thursday. The peacekeepers were detained on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights during a "period of increased fighting between armed elements and the Syrian Arab Armed Forces," the office of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement. ( AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers in Golan Heights

DIAA HADIDOLIVER TEVES · August 31, 2014 12:04 am

Zogby Report Card: Extra credit on Syria and for tan suit

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Extra credit on Syria and for tan suit

Paul Bedard · August 30, 2014 9:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with the press after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk, Belarus on Wednesday. Putin said there was no talk of a cease-fire because Russia is not part of the conflict. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

While Obama is distracted by ISIS, Russia and China pounce

Charles Hoskinson · August 30, 2014 9:00 am

Building coalition for Syria action no easy matter

Bradley Klapper · August 30, 2014 1:12 am

At heart of Syria fears, extremists returning home

KEN DILANIANBRADLEY KLAPPER · August 29, 2014 8:24 pm

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National Security

Pentagon pressed on why there’s no strategy to defeat ISIS

Charles Hoskinson · August 29, 2014 8:05 pm