Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 13-24 of 100
» View wdbj7.com items only
    Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  1. COLUMN: Inching closer to entanglement in Syria

    The White House finally made it official last week: Yes, the civil war in Syria is a slippery slope, and yes, we’re on it.  Nobody in the Obama administration actually used those words, of course. But if you paid attention to what officials said,...

    Tags: Robert Ford, The New York Times, Wars and Interventions, White House, Libyan Civil War (2011)

    2. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. McManus: Inching closer to entanglement in Syria

    The White House finally made it official last week: Yes, the civil war in Syria is a slippery slope, and yes, we're on it.
    The White House finally made it official last week: Yes, the civil war in Syria is a slippery slope, and yes, we're on it. Nobody in the Obama administration actually used those words, of course. But if you paid attention to what officials said, it...

    Tags: Robert Ford, The New York Times, White House, Wars and Interventions, Libyan Civil War (2011)

    3. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. US is inching toward Syria

    Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now. Yet the Obama administration is edging reluctantly into a civil war in Syria, aiding rebels...

    Tags: Islam, Doyle McManus, Qatar, Turkey, Wars and Interventions

    4. Mar 27, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. McManus: Inching toward Syria

    Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now.
    Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now. Yet the Obama administration is edging reluctantly into a civil war in Syria, aiding rebels...

    Tags: Islam, Turkey, Wars and Interventions, Iraq, Politics

    5. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. A cautious course on Syria

    President Obama's decision to provide the Syrian opposition with another $60 million in aid — while continuing to withhold weapons — will disappoint those who have argued that the United States should step up its role in the battle to...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Leon Panetta, Free Syrian Army

    6. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. What next in Syria?

    After 20 months and tens of thousands of deaths, the civil war in Syria may be reaching a turning point. The ragtag group of rebels that took up arms during the Arab Spring has advanced to the outskirts of Damascus and has a credible chance, if all goes...

    Tags: NATO, Wars and Interventions, Turkey, Barack Obama, Arab Spring

    7. Jun 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Tension over downed Turkish jet shows risk of Syria spillover

    World Now
    Global Focus: In the four days since Syrian air defenses shot down a Turkish military jet, attempts by Ankara and Damascus to contain the security fallout have given way to accusations, veiled threats of consequences and fears of a widening regional...
    8. Jun 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. We're already at war in Syria

    What happens when a brutal regime gets replaced by an alternative and largely unknown entity? Exhibit A: Libya.
    What happens when a brutal regime gets replaced by an alternative and largely unknown entity? Exhibit A: Libya. Shortly after Moammar Gadhafi bumped his head on a bullet, the "rebels" took over and promptly declared Sharia law. It's a start -- I guess....

    Tags: NATO, United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, Anonymous (internet groups)

    9. Mar 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Why we're not in Syria

    <span style="font-size: small;">Last year, the Obama administration surprised the world by electing to use military force in Libya. It turned out well (damage to the rule of law aside), and it established a precedent, in some minds, for intervention in Syria -- another place where an anti-American dictator&nbsp;has savagely crushed domestic opponents. But the administration has not moved toward attacking in Syria, and fortunately,&nbsp;it's not likely to. </span>
    Last year, the Obama administration surprised the world by electing to use military force in Libya. It turned out well (damage to the rule of law aside), and it established a precedent, in some minds, for intervention in Syria -- another place where an...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, NATO, Syria, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya

    10. Feb 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. China mocks international conference to aid Syrian opposition

    World Now
    Syria, China, Arab Spring, Clinton: The rift with China over Syria was thrown into sharp relief Saturday as Beijing mocked an international conference aimed at protecting the Syrian people against a brutal crackdown and accused the United States and...
    11. Feb 3, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  11. Report: Hundreds Dead in Fighting in Syria's Homs

    HOMS, Syria -- More than 200 people, including women and children, have been killed in Homs, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
    KTLA News
    HOMS, Syria -- More than 200 people, including women and children, have been killed in Homs, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Of the 217 killed, 138 were in the neighborhood of Khaldiya, it reported. "A massacre...

    Tags: International Law, United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Europe, CNN (tv network)

    12. Feb 1, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
  12. |Story
< Previous • 1  2  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • Next >
Original site for Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011) topic gallery.