Posts Tagged: U.S Syria
Obama Considering Range of Options for Stepping Up Pressure on Syria’s Assad
Los Angeles Times - RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - President Obama is weighing a "wide range of policy tools and options" for stepping up pressure on Syrian...
U.S. Freezes Aid to Syrian Rebels
New York Times - The United States has suspended the delivery of nonlethal aid to the Syrian opposition in northern Syria after concluding that some...
U.S. Must Regain Credibility by Taking on Iran
It has become conventional wisdom that the roller coaster of American decision-making on the Syria issue has dealt a significant, if not mortal blow, to...
American Pride and Morals Are Undermined by Inaction in Syria
I've heard many people say that America has no vital national interest in Syria. Well how about this: When I was an American living in England...
Syria Debate Shows America’s Moral Collapse
JNS.org - "Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon/The hillside blushed, soaked in our broken wave/They buried us without shroud or coffin/And in August...
Moral Outrage: America’s Disappearing Red Lines
Videos depicting the gruesome death of 1,300 men, women, and children by poison gas in Syria were posted online. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood torched...
On Syria, America Can’t ‘Stay Home’
President Obama's dithering actions and non-response to events in the Middle East show the US is slipping back into the deep foreign policy chasm --...
Report: U.S. Leaning Toward Aiding Rebels
Washington Post/AP - Moved by the Assad regime's rapid advance, the Obama administration could decide this week to approve lethal aid for the beleaguered...
Israeli Vice Prime Minister: U.S. Preparing for Possible Syria Intervention
The U.S. is gearing up for a possible military intervention in Syria in the event that chemical weapons are used on Syrian citizens or alternately...