Posts Tagged: US Syria
U.S. Prepares for Possible Strike on Syria
CNN - Warships armed with cruise missiles plow the waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cabinet-level officials hold a National Security Council meeting...
Israeli Official: Severity of Syrian Regime’s Chemical Attack was Likely an ‘Operational Mistake’
As U.S. President Barack Obama weighs possible responses to a deadly chemical weapons attack said to have been carried out by the Syrian regime last...
Syrian FM Says U.S. Intervention in Country Would Serve Israel
JPost - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem on Tuesday "categorically denied" that the country's military used chemical weapons against its own people last...
U.S. to Release Report Justifying Strike in Syria
CBS News - President Barack Obama called his national security team together Saturday to talk about the next move in Syria. Director of National...
NY Times: U.S. Plans to Arm Syria Rebels Limited
New York Times - A month ago Obama administration officials promised to deliver arms and ammunition to the Syrian rebels in the hope of reversing...
Washington Post: Kerry’s ‘Intense Focus’ on Peace Process Provokes ‘Head-Scratching Among Diplomats’
In an editorial published by the Washington Post Sunday, the paper attempted to deconstruct U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's "intense focus" on reaching a...
Syria is a ‘Ten-Year Issue’ Warns Top U.S. General
The United States must take the long view if it is to become involved in Syria's civil war, a top U.S. Army general told CNN...
Russian Troubles in Syria
It is tempting to watch American foreign policy and Russian foreign policy and assign all the naiveté and sloppy thinking to one and all...
Contrasting Strategies, Same Results
Whereas former President Bush and President Obama are ideologically a world apart, their policies toward Middle Eastern conflicts produced the same damning reaction. Bush's misguided...
Israel, U.S., Jordan Reportedly Coordinating Attack on Syrian Weapons
JNS.org - While the U.S. administration has officially adopted the position that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons and has declared publicly that it...
U.S. and Syria: Strategic Choices
Two years and three months after the start of the Syrian revolution and its subsequent transformation into a full-fledged civil war, the United States stands...
U.S. and Israeli Officials Planning Possible Syria Action
JNS.org- Israeli and American officials are working closely behind the scenes on possible strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's unconventional weapons arsenal, according to...
Kerry to Meet With British Foreign Secretary to Discuss Syria
Al Arabiya - US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his British counterpart William Hague on Wednesday to discuss Syria as Washington struggles...
Syrian Gains Amplify Pressure on White House
Wall Street Journal - The Syrian army battled Monday alongside Hezbollah militants to reclaim a rebel-held city, amplifying pressure on President Barack Obama to...
