Browsing All posts tagged under »Syria Civil War«

Prof At The Nation: CO2 ‘A Far More Deadly Gas’ In Syria Than Assad’s Chemical Weapons

April 24, 2017 by

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By Tom Blumer ~ On the day after Earth Day’s “March for Science,” it seems appropriate to point to a column by University of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole in The Nation, a far-far-left publication considered a credible and authoritative go-to-source by the liberal intelligentsia. On April 18, Cole, echoing statements made during their final years […]

Trump’s First Big Foreign Policy Move A Departure From Stump Speeches

April 9, 2017 by

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By Fred Lucas ~ In what will almost certainly be the defining foreign policy decision of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days seems to be a significant shift from his noninterventionist rhetoric on the campaign trail in facing down Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, […]

After Missile Attack, The Challenges Facing Trump In Syria

April 8, 2017 by

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By Josh Siegel ~ After President Donald Trump was mostly cheered by the international community for his missile strikes targeted at the Syrian government, he must now grapple with how to pair his first use of decisive military force with a strategy to contest a six-year-old war that has challenged the world. U.S. officials described […]

The New World Order

October 11, 2016 by

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By Herbert London ~ Recently the Russian military force deployed an advanced anti-missile system and sophisticated radars over Syria. In doing so, Russia and its allies in Iran and Hezbollah realize the ability of the U.S. to assist the rebel groups in Aleppo is severely limited. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, may not […]

Quicksand

October 8, 2016 by

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A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ According to ABC: Russia Warns US Not to Intervene in Syria, Threatens to Shoot Down Any Airstrike Attempts Russia has warned the United States not to intervene militarily in Syria against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, threatening that it may shoot down any aircraft attempting to launch strikes. In […]

Putin Hits Road, Leaving Assad In Driver’s Seat

March 18, 2016 by

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By Dr. Peter Brookes ~ As I suggested to readers two weeks ago here (see “Russia playing Syria ‘cease-fire’ to its advantage,” March 2), Moscow wouldn’t have settled for a “cease-fire” in Syria if it didn’t think it was in a good spot. The Kremlin basically confirmed that on Monday. As you know by now, […]

Kerry Planning For Failure

February 25, 2016 by

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A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Remember when the US Administration was going to stop Assad? Something about a “Red Line”? Remember when Obama and Kerry had plans to fix the Israel/Palestine problem? And a new relationship with Russia? and an Arab Spring? -source of the planning for failure story Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at […]

Russian Insult?

November 27, 2015 by

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A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ According to Al Jazeera: President Vladimir Putin has said Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border was a “stab in the back” committed by “accomplices of terrorists”. The Russian warplane was shot down near the Syrian border for violating Turkish airspace on Tuesday, Turkish officials said. Turkish […]

Give Thanks

November 26, 2015 by

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A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ The Dry Bones Online Academy of Cartoon Advocacy and Activism is dedicated to building an army of cartoonists to fight the distortions and lies of the biased media! For further information about the Academy, please click on this link. Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/

The Syrian Negotiations

November 4, 2015 by

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By Herbert London ~ The projection of power doesn’t always solve problems. There are times when inaction is desirable. One might even make a case for U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East, albeit I do not make it and do not embrace it. The problem is that when American interests are imperiled and U.S. allies […]

The Syrian Option

November 2, 2015 by

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A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ The explosion of bloodthirsty violence that is sweeping through the Arabs of the Holy Land is a parallel to the bloodthirsty violence that is sweeping through the Arabs of Syria. So as long as Europe is taking in hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrian “migrants”, I thought “how ’bout they […]

What Will The Left Say Now That Obama Has Done As Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Advised?

November 1, 2015 by

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By Andrew Bolt ~ Tuesday: Tony Abbott has warned that special forces soldiers may need to be sent into combat in Syria and Iraq, with an escalation of strategic and tactical air strikes, if the terrorist armies of ISIS are to be defeated … “The US and its allies … have launched air strikes against […]

Putin: Obama Has “Mush For Brains”

October 14, 2015 by

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By Andrew Bolt ~ Russian president Vladimir Putin has no respect for Obama, whose limitations have been so cruelly exposed by the war in Syria, now joined by Russia: “Now, we often hear that our pilots are striking the wrong targets, not IS,” Putin said at an investment forum in Moscow explaining that Russia had […]

Obama’s War Is A Farce

September 29, 2015 by

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By Andrew Bolt ~ Barack Obama’s war against the Islamic State and other jihadists is a sick joke. U.S. defense officials have confirmed that military equipment issued by the United States to Syrian rebel fighters has been funneled to an al Qaeda offshoot, raising new questions about the ways in which the Obama administration is […]

Putin Is Turning The Syrian Coast Into Another Crimea

September 23, 2015 by

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By Amir Taheri ~ After weeks of dancing around the issue, the Obama administration has expressed concern about “heightened military activity” by Russia in Syria. But what if we are facing something more than “heightened military activity?” What if Moscow is preparing to give Syria the full Putin treatment? For years, Russia has been helping […]

The Syrian Gambit

September 11, 2015 by

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A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Read More by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/

Obama’s Wars Ending In Failure

January 31, 2015 by

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By Andrew Bolt ~ Barack Obama – cheered on by ex Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of a former Australian Labor Party led Government – led a hit-run attack on Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya. The result is that Gaddafi’s regime has been replaced by a chaos in which Islamists thrive: As many as five gunmen blasted […]

Panetta: Obama Weakened U.S. Credibility, Abandoned Iraq

October 5, 2014 by

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By Andrew Bolt ~ This is news, even here in Australia…..TonyfromOz. Barack Obama’s former Defence Secretary agrees – the president has been a weak leader: Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is criticizing President Obama for leaning toward, then deciding against military action against Syria for its use of chemical weapons. “By failing to respond, it […]

The Syrian Rubics Cube

September 30, 2014 by

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By Alan Caruba ~ One has to have some sympathy for those in the CIA or the White House folks charged with telling the President what has been going on in Syria since 2011 when the opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship turned into a fighting war. It must have looked and felt like playing with […]