Tag: Syria

The military officials told reporters at the Pentagon that they informed the Russians prior to the attack. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP)

National Security

Pentagon says the Russia-US hotline is still open

Jamie McIntyre · April 7, 2017 4:30 pm

Fast moving views are not likely to be strongly held views. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Will Syrian airstrikes benefit Trump’s ‘peace through strength’ foreign policy goals?

Emily Jashinsky · April 7, 2017 4:27 pm

"I think the president had the authority to do what he did," said McConnell, R-Ky. "And I'm glad he did it." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

McConnell: Trump had authority for strikes

Susan Ferrechio · April 7, 2017 4:01 pm

Some are comparing it to the well-known photo of President Obama and his team during the Osama bin Laden raid in 2011. (Screengrab/Twitter)

National Security

White House releases photo of Trump huddling with team after Syrian missile strikes

Alex Pappas · April 7, 2017 4:01 pm

The Media Has Long Covered Up for Assad

Tom Gross · April 7, 2017 3:59 pm

That's the beauty of Twitter: Ask a question, get an answer. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Trump-era Ryan Lizza asks a question on Syria that Obama-era Ryan Lizza had answered

Becket Adams · April 7, 2017 3:41 pm

The fact that McCain is doing a victory lap suggests neo-conservatism is creeping back into the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Syria military action will define Trump, but for the wrong reasons

Joseph Murray · April 7, 2017 3:33 pm

Are We Witnessing a Trump Turnaround?

Thomas Donnelly · April 7, 2017 3:22 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the U.S. to exercise "restraint" in Syria after U.S. Navy warships launched cruise missiles at an Assad regime airfield late Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

National Security

United Nations leader calls for US ‘restraint’ in Syria

Sarah Bedford · April 7, 2017 3:11 pm

Nikki Haley, United States' Ambassador United Nations, refused to hold a closed session on Friday about the U.S. missile strike against Syria. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

National Security

Nikki Haley forces public UN meeting to put Assad’s defenders in ‘full public view’

Kyle Feldscher · April 7, 2017 3:09 pm

McCain has urged Trump to use more force to fight Syrian President Bashar Assad's war on his own people. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John McCain: Russia must ‘understand’ US will respond to chemical weapons

Kyle Feldscher · April 7, 2017 3:05 pm

Military action sometimes leads to a temporary spike in approval ratings. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

What do Trump’s Syrian missile strikes have to do with healthcare reform?

Jason Russell · April 7, 2017 3:00 pm