Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, despite a decision to arm Sunni rebels, remains vague over its policy toward Syria. The Joint Chiefs of Staff has released a document on U.S. military options on Syria. In a letter, Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey suggested that the administration has not selected any of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has been urged to organize an international military coalition against Syria. A leading member of Congress called on the United States to lead a coalition of NATO and Arab states to plan for attacks on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Senate Armed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress, amid plans to deliver F-16 fighter-jets, has been debating whether to suspend major U.S. arms shipments to Egypt in wake of its military coup. [ See also: White House did not call Mubarak’s ouster a coup, still backs Muslim Brotherhood ] Congressional sources said key House and Senate committees […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Leading members of the Senate have drafted a scenario for U.S. military intervention in Syria. Three leading senators, two of them committee chairs, have urged President Barack Obama to order an ambitious U.S. intervention to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. The senators said Washington must organize military operations to maintain […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, less than a week after approving U.S. military aid to Sunni rebels, has backed away from proposals meant to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Obama, in his first interview on the subject, acknowledged that he was skeptical over measures to restrain Assad’s military amid its offensive against […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has stonewalled a recommendation from his staff to send body armor to Sunni rebels in Syria. White House sources said Obama ignored a recommendation by the National Security Council to send non-lethal combat equipment to those fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The sources said […]
Wesley Pruden Wars are won despite the generals. Every historian knows that. Combat is no place for a woman. Every grunt knows that. So do most women. Only generals are confused. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have finally succumbed to the pressure of the ladies who can’t imagine ever getting close to a gun, registered […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — For the first time, Congress has openly threatened U.S. military aid to Egypt. Senate leaders said they would examine prospects to sever or reduce the annual $1.3 billion in U.S. military assistance to Egypt. They said the military regime in Cairo, which cracked down on U.S.-financed non-governmental organizations, has repeatedly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Monday, May 30, 2011 TEL AVIV — Less than a year after it signed an agreement for procurement of the F-35, Israel fears that it would be left without an advanced U.S. fighter-jet. Officials said the Israel Air Force and Defense Ministry have been scrambling to determine the future of the Joint […]