LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The British government wants to impose new sanctions on Russia in response to the Syrian government’s chemical attack on its own civilians. U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson planned a Monday visit to Moscow, but canceled last week. He told The Sun, a British tabloid, that he hopes the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Obama administration was not shy about boasting of the removal of chemical weapons out of Syria in 2013. “We could cut the deal that got 100% of the declared chemical weapons out of Syria. And people nevertheless, have been critical of one day of bombing versus…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The world is on notice following President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize an airstrike on a Syrian airfield in response to the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons on their own people. While Trump has stated, the he is not afraid to hit Syrian President Bashar al-Assad again, it appears…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to investigate whether or not Russia was involved in Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack in Syria. Defense officials are not currently aware of any Russian involvement in the attack, which killed 72 and injured potentially hundreds more. However, a Russian-made drone was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was on the the losing side of an internal administration argument over whether or not to conduct a punitive strike against Bashar al-Assad in response to Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack in Syria. Bannon, who argued attacking the Syrian regime wasn’t in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Sen. Rand Paul believes the Senate Intelligence Committee needs to review the evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was behind a recent chemical attack that killed innocent civilians; and in retaliation to which President Trump ordered airstrikes on Thursday night, says Rare. Paul, who was on the “Laura Ingraham Show”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “These things happened.They were glorious and they changed the world… and then we fucked up the endgame.” – Charlie Wilson Hot on the heels of the Syrian missile strike, it seems appropriate to talk about Mr. Charlie Wilson. See, Charlie Wilson is responsible for “Operation Cyclone,” which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa Tuesday morning the world received word that Syrian civilians were attacked with poisonous gas. Although the attack was just hours old, the official word was that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to blame. The New York Times went to press Tuesday with the story, noting that Syrian officials charged…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sen. Rand Paul Every American condemns the atrocities in Syria, and we cannot help but be shaken by the images of innocent women and children dying. It is also true that often in foreign policy, things are not as simple as they appear, and actions often have consequences well beyond…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A Russian warship entered the eastern Mediterranean Friday and was heading toward the area where two U.S. Navy destroyers launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has reported. Following the US airstrikes on Syrian air bases, Fox News is reporting that a Russian military ship is headed in the…