I have to admit, I thought tonight’s speech was going to go in a different direction: I figured that Obama would essentially concede a temporary defeat, but ask Congress to give him the authority to attack Syria after a certain period of time if it didn’t hand over it chemical weapons. Instead, he back-pedaled even […]
J Street Punts on Syria
Last Friday, a J Street press officer told Buzzfeed that it had not developed a position concerning Pres. Obama’s request for Congressional authorization of military intervention in Syria. I awaited J Street’s decision with interest and felt it would indicate whether the group is truly Obama’s Jewish poodle or an independent peace group. On Sunday, […]
U.S. House Closing in on 218 Votes Opposing Syria Attack
The unthinkable may be about to happen. As Washington prepares for a series of dramatic debates and votes in the House and Senate for attacking Syria, the NY Times is reporting that opponents are “closing in” on the 218 votes needed to torpedo Obama’s plans. The paper maintains a vote count that finds currently 153 […]
Gallup Poll on Syria Attack: Lowest Support of Any U.S. Intervention in Past 20 Years
Gallup has just released its latest poll tracking U.S. opinion on attacking Syria. It finds that of the four major U.S. interventions over the past 20 years (Iraq, Afghanistan, Perisan Gulf, Kosovo/Serbia) Barack Obama’s planned assault on Syria has the lowest level of support of any of them. Only 36% of Americans support an attack […]
