Syria

Eye on Syria: Syria Accepts Russian Plan

News Obama Interviews on Syria: Three-Minute Summary, Washington Post ABC CBS Evening News CNN Fox News NBC Nightly News PBS Newshour Charlie Rose Interview with Bashar al-Assad, PBS Syria Accepts Russian Proposal on Weapons; France to Bring Resolution to Security Council, Washington PostAn unexpected Russian proposal for Syria to avert a US military strike by […]

Obama’s Weak Syria Case

By Rajan Menon

President Obama’s case for striking Syria is perplexing and misguided. Here’s hoping that these attributes will become clear during the debate that will occur now that he has delayed acting and sought Congressional consent. Despite the massive death toll in Syria, which now exceeds one hundred thousand, Obama has been chary (wisely, in my view) […]

Hadley Weighs in on Syria

In an opinion column in Sunday’s Washington Post, Atlantic Council Board Director Stephen Hadley put a simple case before readers for supporting military force in response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons. Every American committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon should urge Congress to grant President Obama authority to use military force […]

Eye on Syria: Arab League Says Assad Crossed “Global Red Line”

News Arab League Says Assad Crossed “Global Red Line” with Chemical Attack, The NationalArab League members said Saturday the use of chemical weapons in Syria had crossed “a global red line” and some threw their support behind a US strike. If Given Go-Ahead in Syria, US Navy Would Face Complex Mission, Washington PostIf President Obama […]