Exclusive: After helping Syria’s army push back jihadist rebels, Russian President Putin says he will begin withdrawing Russian forces, raising new questions about Syria’s future, writes Joe Lauria.
Tag: Barack Obama
Kerry’s Secret War Plan for Syria
What’s the Matter with John Kerry?
Obama, the Hesitant ‘Realist’
Neocons Red-Faced Over ‘Red Line’
Neocons Sulk over Iran Nuke Deal
Why McConnell Blocks Scalia Replacement
Neocon Kagan Endorses Hillary Clinton
Clinton’s Experience: Fact and Fantasy
America’s Slide toward Failed State
The blanket refusal of Senate Republican leaders to consider President Obama’s choice to succeed Justice Scalia reflects a descent of the United States toward the kind of dysfunctional failed state that Washington normally upbraids, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.