The Israeli leader’s positions on Syria and Iran are riddled with contradictions.
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The Strategy that Dare Not Speak Its Name
A new book from Ken Pollack unpacks the potential ways the United States could move forward with Iran, and why containment may be the least bad option we have.
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American Public Oddly Reasonable on Syrian War
They think trying diplomacy is a very good idea if it could keep America from getting sucked into this civil war. Imagine that.
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Obama’s Crippling Ambivalence
The mind that can entertain two opposing thoughts at once has been famously called “first class”—politicos characterize it as “muddled.”Â
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Yet Another NSA Violation
Revelations about the shadowy agency strike again.
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Twelve Years Later, Have We Gotten Control of Our Fear?
We’ve come a long way, even if the institutions we built from our fear are still humming along.
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If Obama Wants the GOP’s Help in Syria, He Must Deal with Torture First
Why the lingering shadows of the Bush administration are making across-the-aisle deals on foreign policy impossible.
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Playing Russian Roulette with Syria
President Obama puts the brakes on his push to strike Syria, announcing talks with intermediaries from Moscow.
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Syrian President Warns of Repercussions in case of a Strike
Bashar al-Assad would not say whether his government had chemical weapons or not, warned of possible retaliation in case of a U.S. strike, and said “we’ll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war; it’s not only Syria” during an interview with Charlie Rose in Damascus recorded over the weekend and aired on […]
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The War on Terror Is Still Everywhere
How can a journalist face life in prison for posting a link? Blame the War on Terror.
