We do not have the answer yet. But given what we’ve seen to date, the odds-on bet is for the American Congress to work in a constructive fashion to make the Putin plan reality. There is considerable static on the Syrian diplomacy line. The likes of John McCain, Bill Kristol, and Daniel Pipes want war […]
Russia’s Vladimir Putin weighs in on the Syrian Civil War Issue
Here at The New York Times Americans have a chance to get Putin’s take on the Syrian civil war and potential American military intervention. The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims […]
A Room Clearing Presidential Speech
As I listened to President Obama’s Syrian message, I could almost sense the room being cleared out. No one is listening, Mr. President. After the speech, as a Fox guest, Rand Paul spoke of a 100-to-1 ratio of opposition among his constituents. President Obama has failed to demonstrate a shred of national security risk to […]
John Kerry’s A Little Pregnant Message Folly
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 […]
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