U.S. intervention in Syria: Why now?
President Obama and U.S. administration officials stepped up their efforts to win congressional approval for a possible military strike in Syria. Christopher Dickey, Middle East Editor for Newsweek/The Daily Beast, Fouad Ajami, Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institute, Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard, Christopher Preble of the Cato Institute, Retired U.S. Marine General Anthony Zinni and CNN’s Christiane Amanpour discussed the latest developments and why now is the moment for U.S. action in Syria.
FULL POST
 |
Post by: Filed under: Bashar al-Assad • Christiane Amanpour • Christopher Dickey • Fouad Ajami • President Barack Obama • Syria |
Will U.S. action save the Syrian people?
Anderson talked about the latest developments in Syria with Fouad Ajami, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, National Security Analyst Fran Townsend, who currently sits on the Homeland Security and CIA external advisory boards, Christopher Dickey, Middle East Editor for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, as well as retired Army Major General James “Spider” Marks. The panel discussed how a U.S. response may impact Assad and the future of Syria.
FULL POST
|
|
Post by: Filed under: Bashar al-Assad • Christopher Dickey • Fouad Ajami • Fran Townsend • Major General Spider Marks • President Barack Obama • Syria |
White House push for strike on Syria
President Obama says the chemical attack in Syria is a "challenge to the world" and requires a response. Anderson Cooper reports.
|
|
Post by: Filed under: Bashar al-Assad • President Barack Obama • Syria |
What steps will the U.S. take in Syria?
Anderson talked with Fouad Ajami, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, National Security Analyst Fran Townsend, who currently sits on the Homeland Security and CIA external advisory boards, Christopher Dickey, Middle
East Editor for Newsweek and The Daily Beast and CNN's chief national correspondent John King after new developments about a U.S. intelligence assessment on Syria. Our panel of experts discussed the possibility of U.S. military action in Syria.
|
|
Post by: Filed under: Bashar al-Assad • Chemical Weapons • Fouad Ajami • Fran Townsend • Iraq • John King • President Barack Obama • Syria |
White House conference call on Syria
The White House's message to lawmakers: Assad's regime did use chemical weapons in Syria. Dana Bash reports.
FULL POST
Will Bashar al-Assad's regime use chemical weapons on its own people?
As widespread violence continues across Syria, there are disturbing unconfirmed reports that the Syrian regime has been moving stockpiles of chemical weapons. CNN Contributor and former CIA Officer Bob Baer tells Anderson Cooper: "My interpretation of events there, it’s getting very bad" and "So far, they've shown that they'll stop at nothing to defend themselves or to crush this rebellion."
|
|
Post by: Filed under: Anderson Cooper • Bashar al-Assad • Bob Bae • Bob Baer • Syria |
On Twitter
