Even for John Kerry his comment on how “unbelievably small” the strikes on Syria would be are a new low in intelligence. NPR listed a few reactions to Kerry’s statement. As he sought to make the case Monday that the U.S. needs to strike Syria, but won’t be going to war as it did in […]
Archives for September 2013
Chris Preble Live Blogs the President’s Syria Speech
Catch America’s foremost foreign policy expert, the Cato Institute Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Chris Preble live blogging the president’s speech on Syria. You won’t be sorry you watched Chris explain the ins and outs of the Syria situation and where the policy-setters are getting it wrong. Here’s some of what Chris has […]
BREAKING NEWS: SYRIA ACCEPTS RUSSIA’S CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROPOSAL
According to the AP, Syria has decided to give up its chemical weapons in order to avoid being bombed by the Obama administration. Syria says it has accepted Russia’s proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Tuesday after meeting with Russian parliament speaker that […]
Targeted Cruise–Missile Strikes Will Not Tip the Scales
Cato Institute’s Chris Preble tells readers that Obama has a full week to change minds and twist arms, that Weekly Standard editor William Kristol has declared that a vote against Obama would be effectively a vote for Assad, that many Democrats can be expected to side with the president, and that a number of Republicans […]
The Destruction of Money
If you think the Federal Reserve’s struggle with its tapering problem is bad, stay tuned because you ain’t seen nothing yet. Take a look at my chart series below and in a matter of seconds you get a feel for exactly what the Fed has done for the stock market. There isn’t a shade of […]
Ronald Reagan’s Greatest Mistake
President Reagan learned a foreign policy lesson that presidents following him have yet to learn: Do not get involved in other countries’ civil wars. Cato Institute’s Doug Bandow explains how civil wars are particularly resistant to outside solutions. Mr. Bandow maintains that, far from advancing U.S. security, getting involved in Syria would ensnare Americans in […]
Iran Is Sharply Divided on the Syrian Question
Writing at The American Conservative, Scott McConnell tells readers that recently elected president Rouhani believes a negotiated settlement with America is possible. Scott speaks of a mix of enhanced inspections, the end of sanctions, and recognition of the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic. From what I have been told by business people who travel to […]
Dramatic Shift Among Conservatives
The new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey shows that only a scant third of Americans think Congress should give President Obama the go ahead on attacking Syria. Half of Americans supported strikes in August. Support for strikes is fading fast as Americans learn more about the situation. Conservatives especially are turning sour on intervention as […]
Shiites and Sunni Warring since the 7th Century
Here Tom Friedman does a nice job of laying out the problem of what happens when an outside country gets into a civil war. Mr. Friedman details the disaster in Libya that has unfolded since the misguided Obama administration’s airstrike. SAY, did you see the news from Libya — the last country we bombed because […]
Obama Doesn’t Have the Votes
It’s pretty clear that as things stand today Americans have put enough pressure on House members that President Obama would lose a House vote on Syria. Congressional aides in both parties tell me that the chances of President Obama winning House approval for military action in Syria are so bad they actually doubt the House […]
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