Posts Tagged: syria
Source: Israel, Russia Did Not Agree on Freedom of Action for Jewish State in Syria
A top Israeli government source denied over the weekend reports in the Arab media that Russia and Israel had reached agreement on freedom of action...
Why the US Must Expand, Not Withdraw, Forces From Syria
In early April, Donald Trump stated that the US should withdraw its military forces from Syria. Secretary of Defense Mattis seems to have persuaded Trump...
Report: Israel Tells Russia It Will Expand Its ‘Red Lines’ on Iranian Military Buildup in Syria
Israel has told Russia that it will broaden its military operations against Iranian positions in Syria to include the entire country, an international Arabic newspaper...
Hezbollah ‘Settlers’ Changing Syria’s Demography Under Iranian Direction
Hezbollah “settlers” are reportedly replacing the native Syrian population as part of a conscious plan to change the country’s demographics. Under Iranian direction, the Lebanese Shi'ite...
Germany’s Refusal to Attack Syria Shows Moral Failure
After repeated chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime on its own citizens, the United States, the UK, and Francefinally took military action to punish Bashar Assad. But one ally was...
How the World Could See the End of War
"Where will it end? When will it all be lulled back into sleep, and cease, the bloody hatred, the destruction?" -- Aeschylus (Oresteia), presenting the ending of Agamemnon. The...
The Tragedy in Syria Rests on the Shoulders of the West
President Trump’s characterization of the US attack on specific Syrian chemical storage and research facilities as “mission accomplished” is technically accurate, as the intended targets...
Why the US Must Use Force
JNS.org - Can we at least agree that Donald Trump’s decision to strike three chemical-weapons facilities owned and operated by Syrian President Bashar Assad, a vassal...
A Wake-Up Call on Syria
JNS.org - In his initial reaction to the raid in which 100-plus Tomahawk missiles hit Syria on April 13, Bashar Assad remarked that it signified the...
Former Head of IDF Intelligence: This Will Be Israel’s Most Dangerous May Since 1967
The former chief of Israel Defense Forces intelligence believes the upcoming month of May could be the most dangerous Israel has faced since before the...
The US and Its Allies Bombed Syria. Now What?
JNS.org - The US bombing of Syria could resurrect America’s posture of deterrence and evolve into a geostrategic game-changer in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout...
Trump’s Syria Strikes Are Not Enough
JNS.org - If the sole criteria by which Donald Trump’s actions in Syria should be judged are to be compared with his predecessor, then perhaps the...
What a Difference an Administration Makes
Barack Obama is a moral man. But as president, he had an amoral foreign policy. Obama and his national security trio of John Kerry, Susan...
The US, Russia, and Syria — What to Worry About Next
"Where there were great military actions, there lies whitening now the jawbone of an ass." - Saint-John Perse (French poet, 1887-1975) More than likely, the recent allied...
