A hilarious take on an all-too-real state of mind. (Important note to overly-serious readers: this is satire):
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Pat Buchanan Defends Putin Amid Onslaught From Pols and Pundits
Pat Buchanan on Fox News yesterday:
Justin Amash: ‘Gov’t Is Breaking Law’ By Sending ‘Weapons to Opposition Forces in Syria’
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that "the CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures." "The shipments," the...
Chomsky on Syria: The Idea That the US Enforces International Law is ‘Hardly Even a Joke’
The following is an excerpt from Democracy Now, in which Noam Chomsky responds to Obama's Tuesday night Syria speech: "Well, the Russian plan is a godsend for Obama. It saves him from what would look like a very serious political defeat. He has not been able to obtain...
Why is Kim Kagan Throwing Young Analyst Under the Bus?
By now, if you have been following the political minutiae of the Syria debate in Washington, you know that a young Syria analyst (who turned out to be a pro-opposition advocate) was fired yesterday from her job at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which is run...
Sen. Rand Paul’s Response to Obama’s War Speech
The Senatorial leader of the new antiwar movement takes on Obama's Syrian war plans: Twelve years after we were attacked by al-Qaida, 12 years after 3,000 Americans were killed by al-Qaida, President Obama now asks us to be allies with al-Qaida.Americans by a large...
Obama Might Unwittingly Lead U.S. to a Decade of Peace
President Obama might have already achieved more for peace and stability in the Middle East than he is actually aware. The public debate on the Syrian Civil War and a possible U.S. strike on the Assad regime has shown that public opinion strongly favors...
Poll: 74% Oppose Bombing Syria, Half Think DC Establishment Wants War More Than Public
Via Emily Ekins at Reason.com, polling shows 74 percent of Americans think bombing Syria would be “unwise” and half of Americans believe the D.C. establishment wants war more than the public. We've known about the low public support for strikes in Syria form the...
Wars Are Always More Expensive Than Officials Promise
As the American people await the possible commencement of another U.S. war in the Middle East, Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, has put together a series of charts to illustrate the uncontrollable financial...
Obama’s Fumbling Incompetence on Syria
In most cases throughout Obama's presidency, I've hesitated to criticize the administration for incompetence or ineptitude. In his famously deliberative style, I've typically believed President Obama to be cold and calculating in his ruthless and extra-legal drone...
