By Patrick J. BuchananBarack Obama has just taken his first baby steps into a war in Syria that may define and destroy his presidency.Thursday, while he was ringing in Gay Pride Month with LGBT revelers, a staffer, Ben Rhodes, informed the White House press that U.S. weapons will be going to the Syrian rebels.For two years Obama has stayed out of this sectarian-civil war that has Continue reading...
28 May 2013 
The Unraveling of Sykes-Picot
Tuesday - May 28, 2013 at 2:08 pm
By Patrick J. BuchananThe thrice-promised land it has been called.It is that land north of Mecca and Medina and south of Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf.In 1915 -- that year of Gallipoli, which forced the resignation of First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill -- Britain, to win Arab support for its war against the Ottoman Turks, committed, in the Continue reading...
7 May 2013 
Who Are the War Criminals in Syria?
Tuesday - May 7, 2013 at 2:16 am
By Patrick J. BuchananLast week, several polls came out assessing U.S. public opinion on intervention in Syria.According to the Huffington Post poll, Americans oppose U.S. air strikes on Syria by 3-to-1. They oppose sending arms to the rebels by 4-to-1. They oppose putting U.S. ground troops into Syria by 14-to-1. Democrats, Republicans and independents are all against getting involved in Continue reading...
30 April 2013 
Their War, Not Ours
Tuesday - April 30, 2013 at 1:26 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan"The worst mistake of my presidency," said Ronald Reagan of his decision to put Marines into the middle of Lebanon's civil war, where 241 died in a suicide bombing of their barracks.And if Barack Obama plunges into Syria's civil war, it could consume his presidency, even as Iraq consumed the presidency of George W. Bush.Why would Obama even consider Continue reading...
22 March 2013 
Goading Gullible America Into War
Friday - March 22, 2013 at 2:24 am
By Patrick J. Buchanan As President Obama departed for Israel, there came a startling report. Bashar Assad's regime had used poison gas on Syrian rebels.Two Israeli Cabinet members claimed credible evidence. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said, "It's clear for us that (gas is) being used. ... This ... should be on the table in the discussions."Yet, 72 hours later, the United States still Continue reading...
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