Tag Archives: Syria

PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Senator Bennet Questions Tulsi Gabbard in Confirmation Hearing

Posted on January 30, 2025 by FredSchneiderUS

“Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., questioned former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday in her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence. Gabbard appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Gabbard is a veteran of the Army National Guard of … Continue reading →

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The Nation: John Nichols: President Obama Is Right- This Unauthorized War Needs to Be Debated by Congress

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat I believe the only impressive point that President Obama made in his ISIS speech on Sunday night, was saying that Congress should be debating this war and passing an authorization for it. If the House and Senate … Continue reading →

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Notes on Liberty: Brandon Christensen- From The Comments: A Libertarian Solution to DAESH (ISIS/ISIL) and The Civil War in Syria

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source: Notes on Liberty: Brandon Christenson- From The Comments: A Libertarian Solution to DAESH (ISIS/ISIL) and The Civil War in Syria An interesting idea to dealing with ISIS and the Syrian Civil War. But I gotta tell you its a … Continue reading →

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News Receiver: President Obama’s Oval Office Speech on Syria

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: News Receiver: President Obama’s Oval Office Speech on Syria I watched President Obama’s speech on CNN and then saw the so-called experts talk about it. And one of them was … Continue reading →

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USA Today: Qanta Ahmed: Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Islamism, from ISIS and other groups, is not just and assault on American and Western values, but its an assault on liberal values, whether it’s in America, Europe or in Asia. ISIS Islamists, want to destroy individual … Continue reading →

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Mal Partisan: ISIS Must be Destroyed, But it Won’t be Easy: Time For a Coalition of The Able and Willing to Destroy ISIS

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source: Mal Partisan: ISIS Must be Destroyed, But it Won’t be Easy For anyone to say that this is just about revenge for what happened in Paris and that I and others are scared that this could happen in Washington, … Continue reading →

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The Nation: Laila Lalami: To Defeat ISIS, We Must Call Both Western and Muslim Leaders to Account

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat I watched Senator John McCain, whose not exactly amateur when it comes to national security and foreign policy experience and knowledge, give a speech on the Senate floor today about the Paris attack and ISIS. Because I’m … Continue reading →

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The National Interest: Seyed Hossein Mousavian: How to Fix The Syrian Mess

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The National Interest I think I found an issue where I agree with Senator John McCain on. Someone who when it comes to foreign policy we rarely agree on anything. It is about Syria where four years ago I believe … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: John Daniel Davidson- How ISIS Spells The End Of Regime Change

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The Federalist Actually President George W. Bush’s preëmptive War in Iraq spelled the end of regime change in America. At least in the sense that America would unilaterally invade and occupy another country to knockout the authoritarian regime there and … Continue reading →

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Brookings Institution: William Galston: The American People to its Leaders: Ground Troops Against ISIS & a Stronger National Defense

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Brookings Institution I think its pretty clear about what we’ve learned in the last thirteen-years or so in our Middle East adventures. That if you try to defend and govern a country that won’t do that for themselves, then they’ll … Continue reading →

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