One issue that came up several times in the congressional hearings on the authorization for the use of force in Syria is whether or not the U.S. will markedly weaken the Assad regime in its targeted bombing campaign. Secretary of State John Kerry equivocated when...
As I wrote earlier this week, much of the pretext for bombing Syria because of chemical weapons use is overshadowed by more fundamental motivations on the part of the Obama administration. Namely, to "send a message" to Iran - the idea being that if Assad can cross...
The debate over Syria is on, and it looks like libertarian-leaning Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Justin Amash are leading a strong Republican charge against President Obama's plan for airstrikes in Syria. Much to the consternation of neocon spear points...
Over the past couple of weeks I've written multiple times about the illegality of the Obama administration's plan to bomb Syria. But the lack of legal legitimacy in what Obama is preparing to do should be reiterated. Even if Congress grants Obama authorization to...
William G. Howell at Foreign Policy explains that Obama's decision to go to Congress was not out of respect for the Constitution but to gain political cover for an action he knows is reckless. Or, as Howell puts it, "to force members of Congress to go on the record...
In a dazzling display of chutzpah, the White House is demanding that Congress demonstrate blind trust in a U.S. intelligence establishment headed by James Clapper, a self-confessed perjurer.That’s a lot to ask in seeking approval for a military attack on Syria, a...
Late last month, only 9 percent of Americans supported a U.S. intervention in Syria even if chemical weapons attacks were confirmed, according to a Reuters/IPSOS poll. Just over a week later, after the gauntlet of pro-war propaganda from the Obama administration,...
Freedom Works policy analyst Julie Borowski on her evolution to anti-interventionism.
Any U.S. bombing mission in Syria is unlikely to effectively protect civilians and runs the risk of instigating a regional war and greater U.S. involvement, according to a study just published by the RAND Corporation. "Destroying or grounding the Syrian air force is...
The United States (Government) hasn't been legally at war since September 12, 1945, when the Japanese forces in Southeast Asia surrendered to Allied Commander Louis Mountbatten in Singapore, ending World War II. That's right, the Korean "War," the Vietnam "War," the...
