syria
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May: A death in Damascus, a funeral in Beirut
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Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran mourn the loss of a master terrorist Five years ago, during the hopefully named Arab Spring, Syrians staged peaceful protests against the ruling dynasty that had long oppressed them. President Bashar al Assad responded brutally: In May 2011, he sent tanks into the suburbs of Damascus, Deraa, Homs…
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Bystanders to genocide
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President Obama and his team promised to do better It’s surprising how time slips away: Five years ago next month, President Obama proclaimed a “responsibility to act” when American “interests and values are at stake.” He made that statement in a major address at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Within days, a no-fly…