WASHINGTON — As President Obama weighs options for responding to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, his national security aides are studying the NATO air war in Kosovo as a possible blueprint for acting without a mandate from the United Nations.
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Read MoreFrance’s foreign minister has said a “reaction with force” could be needed if Syria is proved to have used chemical weapons against civilians. Laurent Fabius’s comments come a day after Syrian activists said hundreds of people died in such attacks in the Ghouta area of the capital, Damascus.
Read MoreMadness in the Mideast: As the bodies pile up, crossing Obama’s red line was easy for Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has just thrown down the gauntlet and put the United States to the test with his latest suspected chemical attack on the eastern outskirts of Damascus.
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Read MoreA suspension of U.S. military assistance isn’t likely to alter the Egyptian generals’ behavior, but it might prevent terrorist blowback.
Read MoreSyrian rebels say a chemical-weapons attack Wednesday near Damascus killed more than 1,000 civilians—and Obama’s push for negotiations with Assad may also be at an end.
Read MoreIf it becomes reasonably clear that the Assad regime was responsible for today’s apparent chemical strikes, nothing less than direct military action will alter its calculus or prevent further massacres. Based on extensive video, photo, and eyewitness accounts, it seems clear that something major and terrible happened today in Syria. Thousands of people were reportedly…
Read MoreU.S. intelligence agencies watching events in Egypt say the military is preparing for long-term authoritarian rule, a setback for both pro-democracy advocates and proponents of Islamist rule under the ousted Muslim Brotherhood regime. The most significant sign of returning military rule was the announced release from prison on Wednesday of former President Hosni Mubarak. He will…
Read MoreAn American Muslim group’s call for a march on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks seems to have gained little traction but is drawing a lot of criticism. A little-known Muslim political advocacy group’s plans to march in Washington on the 12thanniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks have sparked controversy. There has been wide coverage of…
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