Calling Out the NOBama Mommas and Company
September 5, 2013
The debate over Syria is on, and it looks like libertarian-leaning Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Justin Amash are leading a strong Republican charge against President Obama’s plan for airstrikes in Syria. Much to the consternation of neocon spear points John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the watered-down version of Obama’s proposal passed in […]
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Obama Is Planning to Commit A War Crime in Syria
September 4, 2013
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve written multiple times about the illegality of the Obama administration’s plan to bomb Syria. But the lack of legal legitimacy in what Obama is preparing to do should be reiterated. Even if Congress grants Obama authorization to strike Syria, actually carrying out the act will be illegal under […]
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Obama Went to Congress to Gain Political Cover for a War He Knows Is Reckless
September 4, 2013
William G. Howell at Foreign Policy explains that Obama’s decision to go to Congress was not out of respect for the Constitution but to gain political cover for an action he knows is reckless. Or, as Howell puts it, “to force members of Congress to go on the record today in order to mute their […]
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Should We Fall Again for ‘Trust Me’?
September 3, 2013
In a dazzling display of chutzpah, the White House is demanding that Congress demonstrate blind trust in a U.S. intelligence establishment headed by James Clapper, a self-confessed perjurer. That’s a lot to ask in seeking approval for a military attack on Syria, a country posing no credible threat to the United States. But with the […]
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Pew: Public Still Opposes Syria Intervention, Expects Dangerous Backlash in the Region
September 3, 2013
Late last month, only 9 percent of Americans supported a U.S. intervention in Syria even if chemical weapons attacks were confirmed, according to a Reuters/IPSOS poll. Just over a week later, after the gauntlet of pro-war propaganda from the Obama administration, Congressional leaders, and the media, that number is up to 29 percent, according to […]
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From Young Bush Supporter to Antiwar Patriot
September 3, 2013
Freedom Works policy analyst Julie Borowski on her evolution to anti-interventionism.
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RAND Corp: Bombing Syria Will Be Ineffective, Risks Greater US Involvement in Regional War
September 3, 2013
Any U.S. bombing mission in Syria is unlikely to effectively protect civilians and runs the risk of instigating a regional war and greater U.S. involvement, according to a study just published by the RAND Corporation. “Destroying or grounding the Syrian air force is operationally feasible but would have only marginal benefits for protecting civilians,” the report’s press […]
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Maybe this time the law DOES matter —
September 3, 2013
The United States (Government) hasn’t been legally at war since September 12, 1945, when the Japanese forces in Southeast Asia surrendered to Allied Commander Louis Mountbatten in Singapore, ending World War II. That’s right, the Korean “War,” the Vietnam “War,” the first Iraq “War,” the second Iraq “War” (euphemistically named Operation Iraqi Freedom), Libya and […]
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We Must Bomb Syria to Save Civilians From – Err – to Frighten Iran!
September 3, 2013
After meeting with President Obama, Republican House Speaker John Boehner spoke to reporters outside the White House to publicly voice his support for the administration’s case for bombing Syria. We must bomb Syria “to warn others around the world that this type of behavior is not to be tolerated,” Boehner claimed, repeating administration talking points. […]
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Is the Death Count in Syria’s Sarin Attack Phony?
September 3, 2013
McClatchy has a valuable article poking holes in various aspects of the Obama administration’s case for war with Syria. In one segment, reporters Hannah Allam and Mark Seibel question the U.S.’s estimate for how many Syrians were killed in the alleged sarin gas attack on August 21. Another point of dispute is the death toll from […]
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