Strange Bedfellows Indeed: Grayson Agrees With Palin on Syria

September 4th, 2013 7:00 PM
Politics, we're often told, is the art of the possible. The potential for American intervention in the Syrian civil war is stretching what previously was believed scarcely possible. Liberal Democratic congressman Alan Grayson of Florida, one of the party's most strident voices, a man who once said GOP policy on health care boils down to wanting you to "die quickly," finds himself inexplicably…

Flashback: ABC's Diane Sawyer Dished With Assad Over His Love of Shani

September 3rd, 2013 12:34 PM
 While covering Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, ABC's Martha Raddatz described the Syrian dictator as "looking poised and immaculately dressed." This light-hearted description is reminiscent of some of the softball questions asked by Diane Sawyer on February 5, 2007. The then-Good Morning America anchor dished with the man who, in August, allegedly used chemical weapons on his own people: "You like…

Charlie Daniels Column: A Citizen's Take on Syria

September 3rd, 2013 11:27 AM
In my soon to be 77 years as a citizen of the United States of America, having lived through Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the dark days of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Watergate, 9/11 and all the other serious and profound events our beloved nation has been involved in over the last three quarters of a century, I have to say with all sincerity that I have never seen a president as confused,…

Krauthammer: If Obama Miscalculates Syria Strike ‘We Could Have a Ma

August 30th, 2013 7:12 PM
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer made a dire observation Friday about what appears to be an inevitable strike on Syria. Appearing on Fox News’s Special Report, Krauthammer said, “Well, if [President Obama] miscalculates and the Iranians or Hezbollah reacts, we could have a regional war, a major regional.”

Daily Beast: Obama Administration Refused to Send Gas Masks to Syrian

August 29th, 2013 7:05 PM
"The Obama administration has refused to send gas masks and other chemical-weapons protection gear to Syrian opposition groups, despite numerous requests dating back more than a year and until the reported chemical-weapons attack that struck the Damascus suburbs August 21," Josh Rogin of The Daily Beast reported earlier today. What's more, it wasn't for lack of supply, as there are numerous gas…

Krauthammer on Attacking Syria: 'What's Russia Going to Do? Cancel Ano

August 28th, 2013 10:08 AM
With all eyes on Syria and what the Obama administration is going to do in response to alleged chemical weapons use by Bashar Assad, many are concerned with how Vladimir Putin will react if we attack. On Fox News's O'Reilly Factor Tuesday, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer marvelously asked, "What's Russia going to do? Cancel another summit?"

Krauthammer: Pointless to Attack Syria Unless Goal Is Regime Change

August 27th, 2013 7:11 PM
With all eyes on Syria and what appears to be a looming United States strike, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said Tuesday that it’s a “pointless exercise” unless we’re going all in to remove Bashar Assad. Appearing on Fox News’s Special Report Krauthammer said, “If we are going to have an attack, it should be aimed at that, and if it’s not, we shouldn't be doing anything."

Bozell, Cavuto Discuss Media WMD Double Standard: Iraq and Bush v. Syr

August 26th, 2013 6:02 PM
"With all the talk that took place" during the Bush administration "on Iraq about the need for congressional approval, before there was a military strike, have you heard anyone in the media question how unilaterally Barack Obama can decide to send us to war [in Syria] without congressional approval?" NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell asked Neil Cavuto on the August 26 edition of his Fox News…

Pat Buchanan: Sarin Gas in Syria 'Has Tonkin Gulf Written All Over It

June 15th, 2013 6:53 PM
Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan made a statement about Friday's announcement concerning Syria definitively having used chemical weapons on its people that is guaranteed to raise eyebrows on both sides of the aisle. Appearing on PBS's McLaughlin Group, Buchanan said, "This has Tonkin Gulf written all over it...false flag."

Live Blog: May 16 Obama/Erdogan Joint Press Conference

May 16th, 2013 12:09 PM
Well, this should be fun. President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a joint press conference in a few minutes in the Rose Garden. The last joint press conference the president held -- on May 13 with British Prime Minister David Cameron -- was met with some tough questions by the AP's Julie Pace. Below the page break I'll be live-blogging the questions from…

David Gergen: If Obama Doesn't Respect His Own Red Line Iran and Israe

April 28th, 2013 3:19 PM
CNN senior political analyst David Gergen made a statement on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday that was rather hawkish for a former Clinton adviser. "If [President Obama] doesn't respect his own red line on Syria, there is no question that Israel and Iran will look at that and say, 'Well, we can't trust the guy. He’s not going to be tough.'"

Chuck Todd: Obama Didn't Want To Go Public With Syrian Chemical Weapon

April 28th, 2013 1:53 PM
NBC's Chuck Todd made some stunning statements Sunday about recent revelations concerning Syria's use of chemical weapons on its people. Appearing on Meet the Press, Todd first said the Administration regrets President Obama's claim that this would be a "red line" adding "They didn't want to go public last week that they had this early evidence" and only did so because "they knew Congress was…

Krauthammer on 'Red Line': 'What’s At Stake Here Is Whether Anything

April 25th, 2013 7:23 PM
With the revelation that Syrian President Bashir al-Assad has used chemical weapons on his people, folks on both sides of the aisle are wondering if Barack Obama will keep his word that this is the red line that if crossed would require American action. On Fox News's Special Report, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said Thursday, "What’s at stake here is whether anything that this…

Krauthammer: We May Be Forced To Send Troops Into Syria Simply To Secu

December 3rd, 2012 7:31 PM
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer made a dire prediction Monday concerning declining conditions in Syria. Appearing on Fox News's Special Report, Krauthammer said that if the "inevitable" regime change takes place, "we might be forced to send in our troops simply as a way to secure [Syria's vast supply of chemical weapons] because of the jihadists among the rebels."