Tag Archives: Syria

Russia gains foothold in Iran but it’s OK because Obama is “leading on climate change”

Posted on October 24, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON POST Putin marches, Obama watches by Charles Krauthammer October 22, 2015 Guess who just popped up in the Kremlin? Bashar al-Assad, Syrian dictator and destroyer, now Vladimir Putin’s newest pet. After four years holed up in Damascus, Assad was … Continue reading →

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Germany taking Europe to a new place

Posted on October 22, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WEEKLY STANDARD The Rising Migrant Tide, What Merkel wrought by Christopher Caldwell October 26, 2015 …The flood of Middle Eastern refugees into Austria began in the summer. By September they were arriving at the southeastern border at the rate of … Continue reading →

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Obama: Debate on issues of the day will not be tolerated

Posted on October 17, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

AMERICAN INTEREST Inadvisable by Eliot A. Cohen October 13, 2015 What is the point of making strategic recommendations to someone who has not the slightest interest in hearing them?…Criticize the Administration’s Syria policy without providing alternative recommendations, and the President … Continue reading →

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Obama’s ex-Special Representative on Syria rips US policies

Posted on October 15, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

POLITICO I Got Syria So Wrong by Frederic Hof October 14, 2015 Fully complicit in the Assad regime’s impressive portfolio of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Iran relies on its client to secure its overland reach into Lebanon. And … Continue reading →

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Israel and Russia continue to coordinate over Syria

Posted on October 11, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

HAARETZ Israel’s Hushed Military Ties With Russia Now Paying Off by Anshel Pfeffer October 9, 2015 The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it was refusing to hold “de-confliction” talks with the Russian Defense Ministry to coordinate the two nations’ air-operations … Continue reading →

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Obama’s former Secretary of Defense and Condi on Russia/Syria

Posted on October 10, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON POST How America can counter Putin’s moves in Syria by Condoleezza Rice and Robert M. Gates October 9, 2015 …Let us also realize that hectoring Putin about the bad choice he has made sounds weak. The last time the … Continue reading →

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Assad fearing “frenemy” Iran, needs Russian protection

Posted on October 8, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

SPIEGEL ONLINE The Iranian Project: Why Assad Has Turned to Moscow for Help by Christoph Reuter October 6, 2015 Fear of his enemies was the primary reason for Bashar Assad’s call for help to Moscow. “But right after that came … Continue reading →

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When it concerns genocide, what’s more useful — create an “initiative” amid fanfare or actually save lives ?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

NATIONAL REVIEW Obama’s ‘Atrocity Prevention Board’ — Abandoned, but Not Forgotten by Elliott Abrams October 7, 2015 In April 2012, Barack Obama went to the Holocaust Museum to declare, in solemn tones, that the lessons of the Holocaust and other … Continue reading →

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Israel should take a pass on accepting Syrian refugees for many reasons

Posted on October 5, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel Should NOT Take in Syrian Refugees by Alexander J. Apfel (an IDF Reservist) September 30, 2015 …Once again, Daniel Birnbaum, has adumbrated the first argument by suggesting that we, as Jews and Israelis, owe it to … Continue reading →

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Glick: Israel must take calculated risks to minimize survival threats

Posted on October 4, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST Israel’s risk aversion problem by Caroline Glick October 1, 2015 On Wednesday the Obama administration was caught off guard by Russia’s rapid rise in Syria. As the Russians began bombing a US-supported militia along the Damascus-Homs highway, Secretary … Continue reading →

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