Posts Tagged: Obama red lines
Contrasting Strategies, Same Results
Whereas former President Bush and President Obama are ideologically a world apart, their policies toward Middle Eastern conflicts produced the same damning reaction. Bush's misguided...
Free Syrian Army Accuses Hezbollah of Using Chemical Weapons in Damascus
Al Arabiya - The opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) reported that chemical weapons were used on Wednesday in a Damascus town by Hezbollah fighters and...
U.S. and Syria: Strategic Choices
Two years and three months after the start of the Syrian revolution and its subsequent transformation into a full-fledged civil war, the United States stands...
Obama’s “Red Lines” on Syria Resemble Zebra Stripes
If zebras had pink stripes, they would resemble President Obama's "red lines" on Syria. Obama's policy has communicated the following incoherent and spineless message: "In Libya...
McCain: Israeli Air Strikes in Syria Could Pressure Obama to Act in Conflict
Jerusalem Post - Israel's air strikes on Syria could add pressure on the Obama administration to intervene in Syria, a key Republican said on...
White House ‘Horrified’ by Reports of Mass Execution in Syria
Politico - The White House says it is "horrified" by reports that more than 100 people were executed Thursday in a western Syrian town. White ...
U.S. Shifts View on Syrian Chemical Weapons, Aligns with Israeli Position
The United States now believes that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against rebel forces, corroborating with an earlier Israeli intelligence assessment. "Our intelligence...
US General: Preventing Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons “Almost Unachievable”
"The act of preventing the use of chemical weapons [by Syria] would be almost unachievable," according to U.S. General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint...
America’s Credibility Problem with Iran
In recent weeks, Iran has been ratcheting up pressure on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing its inspectors of spying and sabotage, and threatening...