Our New War in Syria: Red Lines of Blood and Morally Blurred Lines
Today our government is standing on top of the moral high ground, horrified that Basher Al Assad has probably killed over 1,000 people with chemical weapons. We should, of course, be horrified and...
View ArticleSending a Message to Iran by Way of Syria
We are probably going to start raining Cruise Missiles down on various Syrian targets. If we began this week, we’d be doing this without the informed consent of the American people—only 9% favor...
View ArticleSyria: Our Answer is Bad Because We’re Not Clear on the Question
We are now the world’s finest exemplar of both moral and strategic incoherence. After sending Sec of State John Kerry out to sell the moral case for immediately attacking Syria with what was probably...
View ArticleBlundering into Peace in Syria?
Well, we might have dodged a bullet. Perhaps it’s the Syrians who dodged the bullet and Cruise missiles. All this with the help of our frenemies, the Russians. The sad history of the world and the sad...
View ArticleThe Saudis and Israelis on the Same Page!
We seem to have blundered into peace in Syria and are working on a rapprochement with Iran. However, peace has a price and that seems to be fear, suspicion and criticism from two of our closest allies...
View ArticleAll is not Lost in the Middle East
All is not lost in the Middle East. There is a real, if challenging, chance of making peace. There is both danger and opportunity today–pretty much despite our mostly in-artful efforts to manage the...
View ArticleA New Ground War in Syria: Who Really Cares?
We have just declared war without bothering to actually declare war. We have committed ground troops to Syria. We have done this without publicity, public discussion or acts of Congress. We didn’t hide...
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