Posts Tagged: Obama Syria
Al-Qaeda Linked Groups Make Gains in Syria, Challenging U.S. Efforts There
Gains by al-Qaeda linked Jabhat al-Nusra in northwestern Syria threaten to leave the U.S. with few options on the ground in that region. Jabhat al-Nusra recently attacked...
Obama Policy in Syria is Same One He Opposed in Israel
The Obama Administration has acknowledged that its strict policy of preventing civilian deaths does not apply to American airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. The statement confirming the...
Syrian Rebel Group: U.S. Weapons Great, Airstrikes Bad
A group that reportedly has been supplied with American anti-tank guided TOW missiles has issued a statement condemning the U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in Syria. In...
White House Hosts Syrian Activist Who Sees Al Qaeda-Tied Rebels as Moderate
Fresh from Congressional approval to arm and train Syrian rebel groups fighting the vicious Islamic State terrorist group, the White House met this week with Syrian...
Myths Vs. Reality About ISIS
Much has been said about President Obama's strategy to degrade and eventually "destroy" the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Regardless of the soundness...
Syrian Brotherhood Stands Closer to ISIS Than to U.S.
While the United States tries to build a coalition of Arab allies to join the fight against the terrorist group ISIS, now known as the...
McCain Says Obama Lied to Him About Earlier Syria Intervention
Breitbart - Thursday on the Senate floor, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told the story of being at the White House last year with Sen. Lindsey...
Obama Says There is No Strategy Yet for Dealing With ISIS
TIME - President Barack Obama seemed to commit the worst of Washington gaffes Thursday when he updated the American people about the ongoing threat from...
Senator John McCain Calls on Obama to Strike Islamic State in Syria
The Hill - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday called on President Obama to expand U.S. airstrikes to Syria so the militant group the Islamic...
Obama Administration Says Syria’s Deadliest Chemical Weapons Have Been Destroyed
New York Times - The United States said Monday that it had completed the destruction of the deadliest chemical weapons in Syria's arsenal, a rare foreign...
Report: Obama Says Clinton’s Criticism of Syria Policy is ‘Horses**t’
Daily Beast - President Obama got angry at lawmakers who suggested in a private meeting that he should have armed the Syrian rebels, calling the...
Senior Diplomat Says Syria Hiding ‘Substantial’ Part of Chemical Weapons Arsenal
Aljazeera - Syria maintains an ability to deploy chemical weapons, a senior Western diplomat has said, citing intelligence from Britain, France and the United States. "We have some...
Mr. President, Time to Act in Syria
For better or for worse President Obama has not acted decisively with Western allies in an effort to end the horrific civil war in Syria....
Senators Slam ‘Delusional’ Obama Administration for Lack of Syria Strategy
National Journal - Senators hurled a flood of insults at senior State Department officials on Wednesday, insisting that the international push to remove chemical weapons...
