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 […]
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 […]
Read the Following Letter from a N.Y. Congressman
Get a first-hand look at just how strongly Americans feel about staying out of a Syrian civil war. Below is the response a reader received from his congressman, Chris Gibson, (R-NY 19). Thank you very much for contacting me regarding military intervention in Syria. It is good to hear from you. As a country, we face […]
Americans Against Syrian Attack
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Peggy Noonan clarifies the broad and powerful disdain the American people have for the Obama Syrian attack plan. It is clear that over seven in ten Americans say no. The American people do not support military action. A Reuters-Ipsos poll had support for military action at 20%, Pew at […]
I Love This Article
Americans can benefit from some common sense (non-McCain-like ) on the Syrian issue. Here The Washington Post‘s Matt Miller delivers the goods in spades. Nice job Matt! A sample: 3. The thin red line. Does anyone think we would be doing the same thing today if the president hadn’t made his “red line” remark? If the […]
Bring Bashar Assad Down
So sayeth John McCain in this NPR article. McCain is a fire-starter whose views on most matters should be disregarded. Here the NPR poll shows dramatically that Americans want no part of the Obama/Boehner/McCain bombing option. A Sustained U.S. Attack: Support for this option appears quite limited, but there are some, like McCain, who are calling […]
President Obama’s Wrong Strategy
I am usually 50/50 on Tom Friedman’s views. Here I think Tom has it more right than wrong. Although I do not believe the U.S. should be the front guy in helping to clear up a centuries-old Muslim civil war, I do believe Mr.Friedman is right on the folly of a bombing approach. [I]f we […]
Worst of All Options?
A U.S. air strike against Syria that hits only a few targets and is of limited duration may be the worst of all options, writes Daniel Byman in Foreign Policy. Mr. Byman concludes, “To make a difference in the long term, the United States needs to do more, particularly with the opposition. And if it won’t […]
Serious Military Reservations
Ernesto Londono writing in the Washington Post highlights military reservations about unintended Syrian consequences, a lacking coherent strategy at the White House, a broad naïveté in the political class, the many skeptics in the military, U.S troops still being killed in Afghanistan, a 10 year counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan, a Joint Chiefs of Staff warning […]
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