Whether due to personal conviction or pressure from Congress, President Obama is committing U.S. forces to defeating the Islamic State.
Ratcheting Up the War on the Islamic State
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Syria
Syria: Mission Possible
There’s no grand, exciting solution to the war in Syria. It’s going to take an endless parade of meetings where people sit and talk. And talk. And talk.
ISIS and Washington’s War Mongers Need Each Other
A post-Paris “Clash of Civilizations”? It’s the Islamic State’s Dream, and Marco Rubio agrees.
Islamic State’s Terrorist Acts Threaten State It’s Creating
By staging terror acts, the Islamic State invites retaliation against the state — and Caliphate — it’s taking great pains to create.
Assad the Cornerstone That Must Be Removed Before the Edifice of the Islamic State Collapses
Meanwhile, the Islamic State poked big bear Russia with predictable results.
Amid the Hard Lessons of War, Refugee Women Learn Their Rights
The violence of war often falls hardest on women. So these organizations are empowering refugee women and girls — and men — to know and demand their rights.
Je Suis Charlie (Manson)
What the psychology of mass murderers — from Charles Manson on up to Bashar al-Assad and ISIS — can teach us about the method behind their madness.
Military Intervention in Syria Is the Problem, Not the Solution
From Paris to Beirut, the Islamic State’s latest atrocities are a calculated effort to bring the war in Syria home to the countries participating in it.
Is It Wrong to Mourn Paris More Deeply Than Beirut?
Paris was a wake-up call for Westerners — a reminder that we usually have the luxury to ignore the costs of war, even as our governments inflict them on foreigners.
Will Russia Turn Its Full Fury on the Islamic State?
Russia may seek serious vengeance on the Islamic State for the possible sabotage of Metrojet Flight 9268.