The McCarthy-Victor Davis Hanson Reader On Syria

 By Andrew C. McCarthy

September 6, 2013, Talking Syria . . . with Hugh Hewitt."

September 5, 2013  Senator Obama: President Needs Congressional Authorization
Candidate Obama rejected the presidential use of force unauthorized by Congress. 

September 4, 2013McCain's Moderate Rebel Army
They'll quit if you take al-Qaeda away.

September 4, 2013 Hagel: I Don't Trust the Syrian Opposition
The juggernaut that is the administration's case continues to get stronger

September 4, 2013 On Syria, I Respectfully Dissent
It is wrong to equate Barack Obama's credibility with that of the U.S

September 3, 2013Thank God for McCain -- Allahu Akbar!
Senator McCain's willful blindness.

September 3, 2013 Syria Argument Has Not Changed Since Spring
Chemical weapons are not the real issue.

By David Victor Hansen

 

September 6, 2013 If It Wasn't Syria, It Would Have Been Something Else
Hubris does earn Nemesis.

September 5, 2013 On Poking Animals and Other Stupid Things
A preemptive attack without a plan to deal with the reaction is always unwise.

September 5, 2013 Syria in Historical Context
What lessons does the past have for President Obama's policy?

September 4, 2013 Counterintuitively Risky
Even a brief intervention in Syria poses serious geostrategic risks.

September 2, 2013 Now What?
What are the president's strategic objectives in the present mess?

August 31, 2013 Always a Day Late and a Dollar Short
For Obama, Syria has turned out to be an intervention too far.

August 30, 2013 What Is the Point of a Syrian Intervention?
Attacking without specifying our aims, means, and desired results is the worst option.

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