Plan B among U.S. foreign policy hawks has always provided for two backdoor paths to war.

Press Secretary Sean Spicer insisted that there was a “lack of options” for the US to force President Assad out of office anymore, blaming President Obama for having missed the opportunity to do so back when he was in power.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made an appearance today on Good Morning America, discussing the ever-worsening relations between the United States and Russia.

“I think the longer term status of President Assad will be decided by the Syrian people,” said Rex Tillerson. John McCain didn’t like that.

From Jihad in Afghanistan to al-Qaeda in Yemen

The Pentagon has announced that they are going to end the lying about the number of US troops in those countries. They’re not going to start telling the truth, of course, but rather have decided to stop providing any numbers at all on the matter.

Facing growing criticism over an attack earlier this month that killed hundreds of civilians in Mosul, the Pentagon confirmed that it has video footage of ISIS forcing hundreds of civilians into the destroyed buildings.

Critics are calling attention to the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and President Trump’s nominee to the Food and Drug Administration.

Dr. Nakd Altameemi joins Mnar Muhawesh to discuss the devastating toll that war, sanctions and Western corporations have had on Iraq’s agricultural traditions.

A recent investigation by CBS discovered that an undercover FBI agent was involved in an attempted shooting in Garland, Texas, in 2015.

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has told the FBI and Congress that he is willing to testify about Trump campaign ties to Russia in return for immunity from prosecution.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Turkey has uncovered a dramatic shift in US policy toward Syria.