Tag Archives: assad

Don’t Forget About Ukraine

ISIS. ISIS. ISIS. Since the beginning of the ISIS insurgency in Iraq just a few weeks ago, the world’s attention has been focused squarely on containing – and possibly fighting – this dangerous organization. To be sure, the implications of…

Lebanon’s presidency goes unfilled as Christian infighting threatens stability

When Lebanese President Michel Sleiman stepped down last month, it created a vacuum in Lebanon’s government. (AP) When Lebanese President Michel Sleiman’s term ended on May 25, he left a vacuum that some fear could further erode the influence of…

Obama Opts To Delay and Diffuse

In Tuesday’s address President Obama didn’t change any minds. And he certainly didn’t offer any answers to the litany of questions from Congressmen, Senators, commentators and everyday Americans that have been posed since the President came out in support of…

McCain calls for air strikes against Syria’s Assad

Sen. John McCain on Monday became the first U.S. lawmaker to call for air strikes against the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad, putting the influential Arizona Republican in front of the Obama administration in calling for American troop involvement…

No easy solution for Syria

The violence is getting worse in Syria: At least 5,000 people dead already including hundreds of children and medical supplies are running out. There’s Thomas Friedman’s wonderful Arab Spring of Democracy for you. All we have to do to end…