Government Credibility Gap Is Alive and Growing
Even the FBI chief is now advising us to be "deeply skeptical" of government. ...
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U.S. Considering No-fly, Buffer Zones for Syria
A no-fly zone over northeastern Syria and a buffer zone along the border between Syria and Turkey are among the options being considered by the Obama administration. ...
“Values Voters” Scorn Hillary, Boost Cruz
The split between the GOP establishment and the "religious right" appears as wide as ever, but there remains one candidate with the ability to unite the Grand Old Party:...
Iran President Gives Qualified Endorsement to Coalition Strikes Against Islamic State
It appears the Obama administration and Secretary of State John Kerry were against Iran joining the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State terrorists before they were for it. ...
JCS Chief, House Speaker Say Ground Force May be Needed
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Martin Dempsey said "a large ground force" might be needed to defeat ISIL (aka ISIS). ...
“Moderate” Rebels Resent the Bombing of Their Extremist Friends
The coalition formed to fight Islamic State terrorists has already become fractious, as the "moderate" Syrian rebels the United States is backing don't appreciate the bombing of their extremist...
U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels Want No-Fly Zone
The Syrian rebels the United States has offered to arm and train for the fight against Islamic State terrorists say they need a "no-fly" zone in Syria to protect...
Don’t Look Now, But 1,600 (x2) U.S. “Boots on the Ground” in Iraq
Americans have repeatedly been reassured that the counterterrorism offensive (or whatever it is that's not a war) against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will not be...
Senate Votes to Arm Syrian Rebels; Paul Rips War Enablers
The sound and fury in Thursday's Senate debate signified grave doubts, but it ended in a lopsided 78-22 vote in favor of President Obama's plan to arm Syrian rebels...
Amid Doubt, House Votes to Arm and Train Syrian Rebels
In a bipartisan display of reluctant cooperation, the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted 273 to 156 to approve President Obama's plan to train and equip allegedly moderate rebels...
Finding Syrian Moderates: “Who’s on First, What’s on Second…”
Members of Congress might feel a bit like comic Lou Costello in the famous "Who's on First" skit as they try to determine who to send arms and aid...
Biden Said He Would Impeach President Over Unauthorized War
Joe Biden once said that if the president takes the nation to war without authorization by Congress, "I will make it my business to impeach him." ...
Kerry Said It’s Not a War Before He Said It Is
President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the Congress are reluctant to say we're at war. ...
“No Immediate Threat,” No Authorization, No Problem for Obama’s War
Despite American intelligence services declaring that ISIS poses no immediate threat to America, President Obama plans to scale up the war against ISIS without proper authorization. ...
Amendment to Curb Free Speech Dies in U.S. Senate
A proposal by Senate Democrats to amend the U.S. Constitution to give both the federal and state governments a broad authority to curb expenditures for political speech died in...