Tag: Syria

The president has escalated his rhetoric about North Korea recently in the face of its increasingly aggressive efforts to obtain nuclear weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Trump: North Korea is ‘a real threat to the world’

Sarah Bedford · April 24, 2017 4:29 pm

The poll found that 96 percent of those who supported Trump in November would vote for him again today, ABC said. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Poll: Nearly 100 percent of Trump backers would vote for him again today

Robert King · April 23, 2017 2:52 pm

The video is about just over two minutes long, and was edited from hours of overhead surveillance by a U.S. drone flying over West Mosul in the March 29. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

US claims video shows ISIS putting civilians in line of fire

Jamie McIntyre · April 22, 2017 12:14 am

The U.S. has paid dearly for its mistakes in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere; it should not repeat them in Syria. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Why more military action in Syria is (still) a bad idea

A. Trevor Thrall · April 21, 2017 3:15 pm

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday the U.S. is confident that Syria still has chemical weapons. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

James Mattis: ‘No doubt’ Syria still has chemical weapons

Pete Kasperowicz · April 21, 2017 12:43 pm

The promise comes days after military action against Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Michigan professor says if Trump ‘really cared about children’ he’d target CO2 emissions instead of Assad

Philip Wegmann · April 19, 2017 12:13 am

The Trump administration has had a promising start in establishing American power and reversing many of the mistakes of its predecessor. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

How Trump’s foreign policy team is mastering complex challenges in difficult times

Washington Examiner · April 19, 2017 12:00 am

Let's go ahead and file this under "Things That Should Have Never Made It Past the Editor." (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Beltway Confidential

The Nation magazine likens carbon dioxide to Syrian gas attack

Becket Adams · April 18, 2017 10:50 pm

The Trump administration appears to believe the entire Islamic State problem can be swept away simply by bombing enough positions, taking enough territory, and attacking enough of the organization's revenue sources. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Does Trump think any brewing crisis in the Middle East is too complicated for a military solution?

Daniel DePetris · April 18, 2017 6:01 pm

Bombing for Show

Michel Paradis · April 17, 2017 4:28 pm

Eric Trump: My dad wants peace but is concerned about safety first

National Security

Eric Trump: My dad wants peace but is concerned about safety first

Kyle Feldscher · April 17, 2017 1:43 pm

"I want to make very clear, these actions by President Trump may or may not have been necessary," Rather said. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

National Security

Dan Rather: Trump’s missile barrage in Syria a convenient distraction from Russia

Daniel Chaitin · April 16, 2017 8:32 pm