Outside the Beltway

The prospect of Congressional action on immigration before the midterms just got a whole lot less likely.

Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.

My review of Andrew Bacevich’s latest book, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country.

If the Syrian civil war is like other civil wars, it’s not ending any time soon.

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

An agency has won the Nobel Peace Prize for something that hasn’t happened yet.

My latest for The Atlantic, “It Isn’t the Military’s Place to Weigh In on the Syria Debate,” has posted.

The next shoe has dropped on the case against Bashar al-Assad for the use of chemical weapons.

The destruction of Syria’s stockpiles will be slow and laborious even if all goes according to script.

The United States and Russia have agreed to the framework of a deal to turn over Syrian chemical weapons.

The GOP’s plan to defund reality becomes even more disconnected from reality.

The world changed significantly twelve years ago today. Will it ever change back even a little bit?

:Like his predecessors, President Obama’s speech last night exaggerated the threat that Syria poses in order to sell his plan to American voters.

President Obama’s plans in Syria are as unclear as they were before he spoke last night.

I’ve been up since 3 am and drinking since 6 pm, so my reaction to a presidential war speech at 9 am may not be the definitive word

The House GOP Leadership didn’t endear itself to the Tea Party today.

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

Even before the Russian curve ball, the public opposition to military strikes on Syria was mounting.

Opposing interventionism and unnecessary and unwise military engagements is not isolationism.

A throwaway comment by John Kerry in London has led to some interesting diplomatic developments.

Heading into an intense week of Congressional lobbying, the odds still seem against the Administration on Syria.

“No More Baby Steps,” my first piece for Defense News, has posted.

f Assad is eating Cheerios, we’re going to take away his spoon and give him a fork.

President Obama is trying to launch a war but there’s a lot of competition for attention.

With Congress coming back Monday, the prospective vote counts are decidedly against authorizing military force against Syria.

Why are chemical weapons a “red line” in a war where so many have been killed?

Given that the vote count seems to be heading that way, this is a question worth examination.

Would House Republicans really defer from voting on a Syria resolution to prevent embarrassing the President on the world stage?

The President has admitted that there is no imminent threat to the United States in Syria.

Things aren’t looking good for President Obama in the House of Representatives.

Bombing Country B to “send a message” to Country A is not a valid argument for bombing Country B.

President Obama seems to have forgotten the words of a certain Illinois State Senator back in 2002.

Is U.S. planning against Syria moving beyond just chemical weapons?