John Glaser

September 2, 2013

President Obama has said explicitly that his attack on Syria would be limited. It would not be aimed at regime change, wouldn’t include boots on the ground, and wouldn’t even aim to prevent the Assad regime from being able to continue to use violence to fight the rebellion. Despite the administration’s reluctance over the course […]

Mark Hand

September 1, 2013

A most unusual thing happened yesterday [Aug. 31] at the protest in front of the White House against President Obama’s planned bombing of Syria. A group of mostly young, white, male Republicans gathered on the edge of the demonstration holding hand-written signs. But there was something peculiar about this band of right-wingers: they weren’t behaving […]

L. Reichard White

September 1, 2013

Here’s what former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to say about using force against another country — one considered far more offensive than Syria — when she was a U.S. Senator: “If the administration believes that any, any, use of force against Iran is necessary, the president must come to congress to seek that […]

Norman Solomon

September 1, 2013

Grassroots pressure has forced President Obama to seek approval from Congress for an attack on Syria. But Obama is hell-bent on ordering a missile assault on that country, and he has two very important aces in the hole. The administration is about to launch a ferocious propaganda blitz that will engulf a wide range of […]

James Bovard

August 31, 2013

Leftists, Code Pink, and a smattering of conservatives and libertarians staged a vociferous protest outside the White House while President Obama made his Syria speech this afternoon. The police forcibly cleared the street (though not the sidewalk) shortly before Obama began talking. Some folks suggested that Obama might have delayed his speech because of the […]

John V. Walsh

August 31, 2013

“Mr. President, in the case of military operations in Libya you stated that authorization from Congress was not required because our military was not engaged in “hostilities.” In addition, an April 1, 2011, memorandum to you from your Office of Legal Counsel concluded:…”President Obama could rely on his constitutional power to safeguard the national interest […]

Tom Reifer

August 31, 2013

Though the world dodged a bullet with the British parliamentary vote Thursday against going to war, it also brought with it great dangers, notably that of complacency, today being registered in various places. Though the tactical victory in England over the parliamentary vote is important, it arguably makes the very short term dangers possibly greater, […]

George Phillies

August 30, 2013

On Saturday, August 31st, rallies are scheduled across the United States against the War on Syria. I have compiled a partial list. The demonstration event has clearly gone viral. Events were being added to Facebook and other places faster than I could type. Some of the people organizing these have happily said they have never […]

Eric Garris

August 30, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer today:

Kevin Carson

August 30, 2013

In response to Bashir Assad’s crossing of a "red line" by allegedly using chemical weapons against his own people, Secretary of State John Kerry cites his own fatherly feelings as justification for the all-but-inevitable looming US military intervention in Syria. "As a father, I can’t get the image out of my head, of a father […]