Tag Syria

What was the hurry to attack Syria?

Is it really “isolationist” not to risk a new Mid-East war today?  During this lull in the Syria tsouris, we’re hearing way too many beltway blowhards bloviate about something they’re calling “our new isolationism” or “the post-American world” or some…

A Syrian Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Congress ready to be flattered into killing more Syrians. When it comes to war, isn’t our account overdrawn?  When the president asks Congress for a blank check for war, why does the Congress fret about setting a limit on war powers…