After a meeting with President Barack Obama in the West Wing along with Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator John McCain said Monday that the failure of Obama’s request for authorization to strike Syrian President Bashar Assad’s …
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White House Talks Strategy for Confronting Congress on Syria
With his credibility on the line, President Barack Obama has turned to an unlikely ally — the U.S. Congress — to worm his way out of his Syria conundrum, betting on browbeating Congress to support intervention.
Unwilling To Act Alone, Obama Pulls Back From Brink Of War
After an evening stroll with his chief of staff on Friday, Obama decided that he didn’t want to go to war alone, surprising even his closest aides by choosing to seek congressional approval for a military strike
Three Reasons Congress May Not Approve War In Syria
Obama has challenged Congress to approve action in Syria, it’s a challenge Congress may not be able to meet
Human Rights Groups Divided Over Potential Syria Intervention
Human rights groups are divided over the potential military response by the United States to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. Here’s where some of the leading rights organizations stand…
Kerry: “We Know” Syrian Government Used Chemical Weapons
Secretary of State John Kerry revealed Friday the highlights of an unclassified intelligence assessment into last weeks reported chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1,000 outside Damascus, saying it is clear to the …
The Ghost of Iraq Haunts Obama’s Syria Attack Plan
WMD intel, unintended consequences, “regime change” — the greatest hits of the past decade are back
Feinstein Says Congress Need Not Vote on Syria
In an interview with TIME, the Intelligence Committee Chair Says Obama is consulting Congress
Some Evangelicals See Biblical Prophecy In Syrian Crises
The Syrian region was second only to Jerusalem in importance for Christianity’s initial growth
Obama Administration to Brief Lawmakers on Syria Response on Thursday
As President Barack Obama continues to formulate a response to the apparent use of chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, senior Obama Administration officials will hold a briefing for congressional lawmakers on Thursday on the …
6 Ways Syria 2013 Isn’t Iraq 2003
A ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to deal with WMDs may sound familiar, but these two plots are vastly different
Syria Intervention Would Reaffirm Obama’s Biggest Flip-Flop
He was explicit in 2007 that Presidents don’t have the authority to act unilaterally except to stop ‘an actual or imminent threat’
Obama Seeks a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Syria
With blockages at the UN, NATO, EU and the Arab League, Obama must cobble together a patchwork of allies on Syria