Politico
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 07:06
State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said Monday night that the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will be a “longer fight.” “We cannot win this war by killing them; we cannot kill our way out of this war.”
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:38
The Islamic State announced its arrival in Libya in brutal fashion this week with the slaying of an American contractor in a suicide attack on a Tripoli hotel, an act that will make it harder for Washington to continue ignoring the conflict and chaos raging in this North African country.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:34
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the United States should offer more financial and military aid to the Ukrainian government as it fights Russian-backed separatists, dismissing the idea that Kiev couldn’t be trusted with the money.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 08:14
President Barack Obama may not call what American troops will do in Afghanistan next year “combat,” but he has quietly laid the groundwork for continuing battle against the Taliban.
Obama has authorized the military to provide air support to Afghan troops next year after the U.S. has completed the transition to its “advise- and-assist” mission, the White House says.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 06:20
President Barack Obama has ruled out sending a large ground force to the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, but support is growing in Congress for dispatching small numbers of U.S. troops near the front lines of combat against the militant group.
Two key congressional Democrats leading the debate for a congressional resolution authorizing the ISIL campaign said on Sunday that they favor giving Obama permission to deploy specialized soldiers, including so-called “spotters” who can call in highly specific coordinates for airstrikes.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 06:27
President Barack Obama used a visit to the Pentagon on Wednesday to renew his call for Congress to free the military from what he called “draconian” budget strictures that would return next fiscal year under sequestration.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:53
The Senate’s passage of President Barack Obama’s plan to arm Syrian rebels sets up an even bigger battle in deadline-driven Washington: The Syria cliff.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 06:25
Even as we pause on Ukraine (for now), no one knows what the Russian leader really wants.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 06:43
The White House is circulating a proposal for new authority to arm and equip Syrian rebels, deepening U.S. involvement in the battle against Islamic militants.
The move would force lawmakers to take a position on a key element of the White House’s soon-to-be-unveiled strategy to confront the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. President Barack Obama will lay out a detailed plan against ISIL during a prime-time speech to the nation on Wednesday night as the growing turmoil in the Middle East increasingly dominates the national debate ahead of the midterm elections.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 07:07
It’s 65 years old, and suddenly it has a whole bunch of new reasons for surviving.