John McCain actually said...

a congressional vote to authorize war against ISIL doesn't seem forthcoming now, because of politics here, and that it, quote, 'may require ...

For you to sit there, General, and say that we'd have to take out Syrian air defenses is either a stunning display of ignorance.

It is clear that, without American participation and leadership, there is no strategy to take Raqqa.

A safe zone could have prevented the millions of refugees and the horrible consequences of at least a quarter of a million people barrel-bom...