September 4, 2013
US Inaction on Syria Will Lead to Greater War says Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry says he has no doubt that U.S. inaction on Syria will lead to a greater war and more use of chemical weapons.Kerry spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, in an attempt to persuade lawmakers to back a…
September 4, 2013
Scores Dead as Car Bombings Rip Iraqi Capital
A wave of deadly car bombings swept across the Iraqi capital Tuesday, targeting restaurants, markets and mosques and leaving at least 50 people dead.Police say 11 separate bombings hit predominantly Shi'ite neighborhoods in Baghdad in a two-hour…
September 4, 2013
Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt Assad Used Chemical Weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says taking military action against Syria is definitively in the U.S. national interest.Kerry spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, saying it is beyond any reasonable doubt that the Assad…
September 4, 2013
US Has Long History of Overseas Military Operations
If the United States launches missile attacks on Syria in retaliation for its suspected use of the nerve agent sarin against anti-government rebels, it will be just the latest in a long series of U.S. foreign military operations. What is unusual is…