Posts Tagged: John Kerry Syria
The Tale of Kerry, Zarif, and Assad
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made headlines last week when he was caught on tape with a crowd in Tehran participating in a chant calling for the destruction...
Obama’s Peace Talks Are Latest Blunder in Feckless Syria Policy
Negotiations to resolve the Syrian civil war stumbled to their opening in Geneva on Friday. If peace in a united Syria is their objective, these...
Kerry Seeks Iranian Involvement in Efforts to End Syrian Conflict
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought on Saturday to draw Iran into the search for a political solution to the Syrian conflict as he...
Obama Considering Range of Options for Stepping Up Pressure on Syria’s Assad
Los Angeles Times - RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - President Obama is weighing a "wide range of policy tools and options" for stepping up pressure on Syrian...
Barack Obama and the Shame of Syria
It is hard to imagine that representatives of the 30 countries that assembled in Geneva actually believed that they could find a political solution to...
U.S. Senators: Kerry Suggested Arming Syrian Rebels
Two leading advocates of direct American involvement in Syria say the Obama Administration may be considering taking a greater role. Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey...
Obama’s Foreign Policy is One of Hypocrisy and Harm
In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening, President Obama hailed the success of his diplomacy in addressing various global problems. Curiously,...
Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, was recently interviewed about Syria. While many of his assertions can be debated, one especially requires a response. Throughout the...
John Kerry Says No Role for Assad in Syria Transition
USA Today - Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday sharply rebuked Syrian President Bashar Assad at the international peace conference on the Syrian Civil...
Kerry Praises Assad for Starting to Destroy Chemical Weapons
Reuters - Syria won foreign praise on Monday for starting to destroy its chemical arsenal, although an opposition activist said the world was merely giving President...
The Obama Administration is Deluded About Syria
Predictably, President Obama's recent decision to provide additional nonlethal military aid to the opposition Syrian National Coalition and its military wing has pleased...
Senate Confirms Kerry as Secretary of State
USA Today - The Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of State, where he will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. The...
What Do John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, and John Brennan Have in Common?
President Obama spent his first term pushing from power long-standing Arab allies in Egypt and Tunisia; seeking to engage the now blood-soaked Syrian dictator Bashar...
