Obama’s Middle East: Iranian Arms Flow to Syria Via Iraq


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American lives squandered on the president’s abandonment of the mission.

Assad Begins Militarizing Alawaite Civilians into National Militia


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The stage is now set for a national militia whose members can survive the fall of Damascus and retreat with the government or stay behind and carry out acts of terrorism. That means even if Assad flies away next Thursday, Syria will go on being bloody for some time afterward.

Al Qaeda is About to Get Enough Uranium for 5 Nukes


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The bad news is that Syria apparently has enough uranium, unenriched, for 5 nukes. The really bad news is that if Assad falls, that uranium may end up in the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah or Al Qaeda.

Syrian Kurdish Plight Requires Independence


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Why the beleaguered minority should push for autonomy.

Journalists, Ulterior Motives and War-Torn Syria


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The troubling story of what goes unreported and why.

Syrian Rebels Now Have Chemical Weapons


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A glimpse at the nightmare when Assad goes down.

John Kerry: Assad’s Man in Washington


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After the senator’s romance with the butchers of Vietnam came his romance with the butcher of Syria.

The Road to Damascus


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Racing toward the end of the Syrian Civil War — when the real killing will begin.

Syrian Jihadists Get Obama’s Blessing


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Another soon-to-be Islamist state to add to the president’s list of achievements.

Barbarians Versus Barbarians in Syria


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One order from Assad and chemical weapons will rain down on the country.