There is no bigger contrast in foreign policy these days than the magnitude of the catastrophe in Syria and the U.S. response.
Read MoreThere are strategic reasons to intervene A Syrian man who lives in Beirut holds a placard during a vigil against the alleged chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus
Read MoreIn the beginning, the Hebrew Bible tells us, the universe was all “tohu wabohu,” chaos and tumult. This month the Middle East seems to be reverting to that primeval state: Iraq continues to unravel, the Syrian War grinds on with violence spreading to Lebanon and allegations of chemical attacks this week, and Egypt stands on…
Read MoreCAIRO — Having crushed the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian authorities have begun cracking down on other dissenters, sometimes labeling even liberal activists or labor organizers as dangerous Islamists.
Read MoreThe Afghan government says protracted negotiations over a crucial security agreement with the United States have advanced to a new stage, raising hopes that a deal can be struck before the fast-approaching October deadline set by Washington.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — 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.
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.
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…
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