Month: September 2013

Where Did Kerry Get That 1,429 Death Count?

From the BBC: US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Syrian government forces of killing 1,429 people in a chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week. A number far higher than any other sources have claimed. In his...

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Try Something Different

The Tokyo Electric Power Company is less credible at this point than Donald Rumsfeld, and that takes some doing. Japan should ask for some actual experts to take over the job of trying to keep the Fukushima reactors under...

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Maybe They Listened

Naturally, the White House follows my advice: Mr. Kerry said hair and blood samples from first responders who were helping victims in East Damascus “have tested positive for signatures of sarin.” While it was the first time...

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The President Made It So

This is basically why we worked for him to win the nomination in 2008, although we’re not out of the woods, yet. At 7 p.m. Friday, Mr. Obama called his top aides into his office, including National Security Adviser Susan...

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Casual Observation

I don’t think the administration has handled the Syrian situation well in recent days, but I’m glad Barack Obama is our president. He still seems to be the only adult in the room, and if he takes a hit for waffling...

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