Even before the recent shift in policy from the White House, which has yet to bring any weapons to Syria, American arms have been flowing to all sorts of questionable actors on the ground.
Arming Syria’s rebels already looks like a nightmare
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Posts Tagged: Congress
Obama gets dinged by two global bigs
Criticism from Bill Clinton and praise from Vladimir Putin do precious little to help the second-term president get his agenda back on track.
Senate vote misleads on U.S. immigration reform odds
An early procedural victory could prove deceptive to backers of citizenship for the 11 million people living in America illegally.
Obama promises to rein in the U.S. terror war machine
But most notably of all, the president offered an overarching narrative for the foreign policy of the past few years and urged restraint ahead, while simultaneously reaching out to regain the trust of his base of liberals.
Syria calculus gets ever-trickier for Obama
A new report detailing torture by the Assad regime and the delivery of Russian missiles to boost its defenses leave White House gasping for answers.
Gun control withers in polarized U.S. Senate
Lacking the financial clout needed to break into the mainstream among political elites, gun control proponents can only shake their heads at what seemed a favorable environment for reform.
White House walks “terrorism” tightrope on Boston attacks
After the right’s Benghazi uproar, the attack in Boston has all the makings of another war over words.
A final campaign speech for Obama’s State of the Union
The president has proven less-than-adept at using campaign-style addresses to shape the contours of the national debate.
U.S. drone wars belatedly go mainstream
Targeted killings now have cultural caché. And they aren’t going away.
U.S.P.S. takes matters into its own hands
Announcement of a plan to phase out Saturday delivery to save money is sure to get attention on Capitol Hill.
