Retreat From Syria Will Cause the Region to Combust
In the age of globalism and of medium- to long-range nuclear missiles, there simply are no safe islands we can retreat to.
Trump’s Controversial Decision to Pull Out Of Syria Sets World Teetering
President Trump made a surprise announcement on Wednesday that he was ordering the 2,000 U.S troops in Syria to withdraw, fulfilling a campaign promise. The president justified his decision on Twitter by saying that the Islamic State had been defeated.
A Progressive Said She Couldn’t Understand the French Protesters, Other Progressives Explained It
In a bizarre twist a progressive activist said she couldn’t understand why any other progressives were support the yellow vests protest in France.
US Urges Russia To Permit Resumption of Israeli Air Strikes In Syria
Special United States envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, has called on Russia to allow a resumption of Israel air strikes on Iranian targets in Syria – despite the Russian supply of S-300 air defense systems.
Russia Raises the Stakes in Syria
Russia’s sudden deployment of S-300 surface-to-air missiles in Syria last week raised the stakes in Syria significantly for the U.S. and Israel.
“Poor” Syria!
For three years, Israel has done a tremendous job of denying two things to the Iranians: further military buildup in Syria, and the delivery of weapons to Hezbollah.
Giving Air-Defense System to Syria Threatens Broader War
Russian defense minister’s response to losing a surveillance plane to Syrian fire last week could spark a dangerous flare-up
Did Russia Just Declare Electronic War on Israel?
In the wake of one of their planes being shot down by Syrian missiles during an Israeli airstrike, Russia announced that within the next two weeks, they will be supplying Syria with the advanced S-300 missile defense system. The presence of the Russian missiles will seriously curtail Israel’s ability to cope with the Iranian military presence along their northern border and raises tensions in the region several notches.
IAF Chief to Brief Moscow Over Russian Plane Downing in Syria
Israel’s Air Force commander will lead a delegation to Moscow today to try and smooth over the diplomatic imbroglio following the downing of a Russian military plane in Syria on Monday night. The delegation, which is led by Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, will “present the situation report of the event regarding all aspects, including the […]
There’s a War Going On out There
Three wars, at the very least, are raging in the Middle East, and Israel will get fallout from all of them.