Tag: Syria
As Aleppo falls, Donald Trump faces test on posture toward Russia
Aleppo's fall to Syrian government forces is shaping up as the first major test of President-elect Donald Trump's desire to cooperate with Russia, whose...
John Kerry: US, Russia studying new ideas to stop Syria fighting
The United States and Russia are studying new ways to break a months-long diplomatic deadlock over how to stop the fighting in the Syrian...
Libertarian’s Gary Johnson has never been the typical politician
Ronald Reagan won a historic landslide victory in the 1984 election, taking 49 of 50 states. But he failed to win the vote of...
Pentagon officials draw sharp questions from GOP on Syria
The nation's top military officials faced sharp questions on Thursday from Republicans angry that the Obama administration is not taking more aggressive steps to...
Jonathan McConnell: The problem with the EU’s new refugee plan
The first lesson you learn in Economics 101 is that people respond to incentives. Whether we’re talking about insurance, welfare, or hiring a new...
Bradley Byrne: What I’m hearing in southwest Alabama
“What are you hearing?” That is probably the most common question I get whether I’m visiting a local business or just stopping by the...
Facebook hails U.S. presidential race as 2015’s top topic
The U.S. won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged...
Jeb Bush: Donald Trump “scary,” too “uninformed” to be president
Jeb Bush once again criticized rival presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling the Republican front-runner “scary” and suggested was too “uninformed” to lead the nation.
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Jeb Bush using Paris attacks to pitch broad military buildup
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is calling for a broad military buildup and says the U.S. armed forces have been left ill-prepared to defeat...
Diane Roberts: Stop the French-bashing; we owe them
For reasons that do us no credit, Americans find it easy to insult the French. Perhaps we hate their freedoms – their freedom to...
