Yesterday I was skeptical of the president’s claim that we could secure Syria’s chemical weapons—the so-called diplomacy option—and not put boots on the ground. Turns out some in the administration, the UN, and the Pentagon are too. The New York…

President Obama addressed the nation moments ago in an attempt to garner support for a possible military strike in Syria. He said there was no doubt Assad used chemical weapons, declared that their usage violates our “common humanity,” and agreed…

In today’s Washington Post, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) makes the best and most comprehensive case I’ve seen against intervention in Syria: Syria is in the midst of a sectarian civil war, born of centuries-old animosities. We have no clear ally in…

From the Roosevelt Corollary to peace through strength, great commanders-in-chief often introduce new terms into our foreign policy vocabulary. Presidents who really shake up the paradigm are honored with their own doctrine—from Monroe to Truman to Reagan. So far President…

The Force is strong with the isolationists this week. John Kerry: This is not the time for armchair isolationism. Bret Stephens: Most Republicans don’t want to become, again, the party of isolationists. Michael Gerson: Nations such as China, Russia and…

Uh-oh: But even though Obama is now seeking Congress’ support, Kerry insisted that the president is not bound by law to stand down should his plan be rejected. Hadn’t the president in essence ceded that leeway by coming to Congress?…

Stephanie Gaskell, writing at Defense One, emphasizes just how far into the corner President Obama has backed himself on Syria: If President Obama doesn’t launch a limited military strike against Syria for using chemical weapons against its people, President Bashar…

Today Secretary of State John Kerry (that still feels strange to type) laid out the case for American intervention in Syria, including the identification of at least 1,429 Syrians killed by chemical weapons, at least 426 of whom were children….

The New York Times‘s Nicholas Kristof is adding his voice to the chorus of liberal internationalists and neoconservatives demanding action in Syria. In his latest column, Kristof, as he often does, appeals to emotion with a heartstring-strumming anecdote: [W]hen I was…

I wrote a blog post earlier today about how Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican and the only African-American senator, reportedly wasn’t invited to yesterday’s rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington. This had been…