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  • Barack Obama at the G-20 Meeting, September 2013

    Syria Vote Could Be Obama's Worst Nightmare

    By Brett Logiurato, The Business Insider

    It has been a week since President Barack Obama made the decision to take his plans for military action in Syria to a vote in Congress . And in that week, Congress has seemingly only progressed...

  • Americans Hate the Idea of Bombing Syria

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    President Obama has a public relations problem with bombing Syria: Polls show that most of the country opposes it.

  • Putin Taunts Obama Over Syria Ahead of G-20 Meeting

    By Timothy Heritage, Reuters

    Less than three months after Vladimir Putin was cast as a pariah over Syria at the last big meeting of world leaders, the Russian president has glimpsed a chance to turn the tables on Barack Obama.

  • Obama’s Gambit on Syria Belies a Clear Mideast Policy

    By Patrick Smith

    President Obama surprised allies and enemies alike when he stepped back over the weekend from plans to bombard Syria in response to Bashar al–Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Taking policy...

  • Obama Seeks OK from Congress for Strike on Syria

    By Ernesto Londono, The Washington Post

    President Obama said Saturday that the United States has decided to use military force against Syria, saying last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack there was “an attack on human dignity,” but...