Tag: Middle East

Seven Decades Ago

Hugh Hewitt · September 5, 2013 5:29 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as a protester with CodePink, who are against military action, holds up a sign behind him. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

John Kerry: US will ‘live in infamy’ if military doesn’t strike Syria

Joel Gehrke · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama is canceling his trip to California next week to focus on rallying congressional support for a military strike on Syria, the White House announced on Thursday. (AP/Sergei Karpukhin)

Obama cancels California trip to focus on Syria

Brian Hughes · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama listens as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the start of the G-20 Working Session at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool)

Obama calling lawmakers from Russia to back Syria strike

Brian Hughes · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

Will Obama Continue to React to Events or Instead Try to Shape Them?

Lee Smith · September 4, 2013 10:15 am

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Syria response on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Administration briefing does little to change opinions on Syria strike

Tim Mak · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama has said since 2011 that Syrian President Bashar Assad "had to go." (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Obama’s miscues on Syria diminish America’s standing in the world

Michael Barone · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Text: Rand Paul’s Syria war resolution amendment

Conn Carroll · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

Black columns of smoke rise from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood, east of Damascus, Syria. (AP/Hassan Ammar)

Partitioning Syria is Obama’s chance to lead

Rachel Ehrenfeld · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

Vladimir Putin taunts Obama over Syria, ahead of G20

Vladimir Putin taunts Obama over Syria, ahead of G20

Susan Crabtree · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

CNN Panel on Syria Intervention

Daniel Halper · September 3, 2013 11:00 am

Pew: Americans against Syria strike, 48%-29%, fear backlash

Washington Secrets

Pew: Americans against Syria strike, 48%-29%, fear backlash

Paul Bedard · September 3, 2013 4:00 am