Tag: Middle East

President Obama will make a rare visit to the United States Capitol on Tuesday to huddle with Senate Democrats he hopes will vote in favor of a resolution authorizing a military strike on Syria. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Seeking support for Syria strike, Obama will huddle privately with Senate Dems in rare Capitol visit Tuesday

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2013 4:00 am

Members of Syrian national parties and syndicates stage a sit in at Youssef al-Azmeh Square during a protest against a possible U.S. military strike against their country in Damascus, Syria, on Monday. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Would US attack on Syria lead to new bloodshed in Damascus?

Timothy P. Carney · September 9, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., have said they would vote for military action in Syria. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Syria what? House may ignore this week

Ashe Schow · September 9, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama on Monday dismissed threats from Syrian leader Bashar Assad threatening to retaliate if the U.S. launched a military strike. (AP/Dimitar Dilkoff)

Obama downplays Assad threat to retaliate

Meghashyam Mali · September 9, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., signaled Monday that he is leaning toward opposing President Obama's request for authorization to use military force against Syria. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Paul Ryan: ‘I’m very skeptical’ about Obama’s plans to strike Syria

David M. Drucker · September 9, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama gestures during his news conference at the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama fails to gain Syria leverage at G-20

Brian Hughes · September 7, 2013 4:00 am

Lebanese pro-Syrian regime supporters hold placards as they gather during a demonstration against a possible military strike in Syria, near the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. The prospect of a U.S.-led strike against Syria has raised concerns of potential retaliation from the Assad regime or its allies. The State Department ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon over security concerns and urged private American citizens to depart as well. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

US orders diplomats out of Lebanon

Matthew Lee · September 6, 2013 7:54 pm

U.S. Military security forces guard the entrances to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Push for Syria strike prompts threats to Beirut, Baghdad embassies

Susan Crabtree · September 6, 2013 4:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., thinks President Obama needs to do more to sway public opinion in favor of a strike on Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Nancy Pelosi blames Obama for Syria vote struggles

Joel Gehrke · September 6, 2013 4:00 am

Former President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair attend a round table meeting of G8 leaders in 2007. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The specter of Iraq hovers over Syria debate

Michael Barone · September 6, 2013 4:00 am

Former CIA intelligence officer Ray McGovern addresses a demonstration on the north side of the White House to protest any U.S. military action against Syria on Aug. 29. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Obama facing crushing defeat on Syria in the House

Michael Barone · September 6, 2013 4:00 am

John Kerry to go to Europe to discuss Syria, Mideast

John Kerry to go to Europe to discuss Syria, Mideast

Deb Riechmann · September 5, 2013 5:51 pm