Obama’s Halfway Effort in Syria
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/356935/obamas-halfway-effort-syria-elliott-abrams
As it becomes increasingly obvious that President Obama has decided to attack Syria with cruise missiles and perhaps a bit more, those of us who have been urging a stronger stand on Syria for...
What’s Wrong with Going into Syria
http://frontpagemag.com/2013/robert-spencer/whats-wrong-with-going-into-syria/
American military intervention in Syria is likely to begin this week, and one thing we know amid the general confusion is that the objective is not to oust Bashar Assad: White House spokesman Jay...
U.S. Attack on Syria Won’t Change Anything
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/08/by-barry-rubin-forgot-about-hysteria-of.html
Forgot about the hysteria of an impending U.S. attack on Syria. Forget about the likely self-congratulatory backslapping by policy makers and the chanting of, “USA!” by citizens. A U.S. air assault on Syria will...
Leaked documents reveal US sees Israel as a spying threat (Video)
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/319513-leaked-documents-reveal-us-sees-israel-as-a-major-spying-threat
The Obama administration views Israel as one of the top spying threats facing its intelligence services, leaked documents reveal.
A secret budget request obtained by The Washington Post from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden lumps...
Fed-Up Saudis Look to Russia
http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2013/08/27/fed-up-saudis-look-to-russia-for-help-in-syria/
Talk about a cry for help. The Saudis have apparently judged President Obama to be rudderless in his Middle East policies, judging by their recent diplomatic moves toward Russia: They appear to have plied...
Lost: Obama Middle East Policy, 2013-2016,(1) Why U.S. Policy Betrayed the Moderates
http://rubinreports.blogspot.co.il/2013/08/by-barry-rubin-in-1848-new-communist.html
In 1848, the new Communist movement issued a manifesto. It began with the opening line: “A specter is haunting Europe-the specter of Communism.”
For our purposes today, this threat might be reworded as:
“A specter is...
Morsi detained, bloodbath in Egypt
http://www.meforum.org/3588/morsi-detained-bloodbath-egypt
As Egypt explodes in what could be civil war, with a reported death toll of at least 628 dead and rising in clashes between security forces and Islamists that began August 14, many are...
America’s Mideast policies need a reality — and morality — check
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/08/19/america-mideast-policies-need-reality-and-morality-check/
On June 4, 2009, President Barack Obama made his historic "New Beginning" speech in Cairo, boldly seeking to harken a new day for the U.S. and the Muslim world. But all the high hopes...
Arms for Peace in Syria?
http://www.meforum.org/3584/syria-arms
As the Syrian civil war rages on with no end in sight, many advocates of U.S. intervention are claiming that an infusion of Western arms to carefully vetted rebel factions will help bring about...
America’s Problems in the Middle East are Just Beginning
http://www.meforum.org/3583/america-problems-middle-east
It's 2015, and there is a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (Hamas), financed by Iran, wins an election on a platform demanding the expulsion...












