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Christopher Harper

HARPER: In Syria war debate, media are missing in action

By Christopher Harper

A Syrian refugee sits on the ground at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour, Bekaa valley near the border with Syria, on Sept. 11, 2013. Lebanon is a tiny country that shares a porous border with Syria, and has seen cross-border shelling, sectarian clashes and car bombings in recent months related to the civil war raging next door. The country of 4.5 million already is already host to nearly 1 million Syrian refugees. (Associated Press)

U.N. panel finds both sides in Syria guilty of war crimes

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

"Bullies and tyrants don't respect weakness or appeasement. In the Arab world, appeasement only encourages more violence," Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, says Wednesday at the Heritage Foundation. (Associated Press)

Obama ‘far too hawkish’ on Syria, ‘far too dovish’ on Iran, Cruz says

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian rebels rest during clashes with the nation's military troops in Aleppo, Syria, on Nov. 15, 2012. (Associated Press)

Woman who wrote WSJ op-ed cited during Syria hearing fired for lying

By Guy Taylor and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

DUNCAN: The courage to stay out of war

By John J. Duncan Jr.

Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with the state-run Al-Thawra newspaper in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)

Amid the chaos, Syrian President Bashar Assad marks 48th birthday

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

DESANTIS: Justice, absent in Damascus, awaits in Benghazi, too

By Ron DeSantis

President Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. The president blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

PREBLE: Obama bombs in Syria speech

By Christopher Preble

** FILE ** Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican

Rep. Paul Ryan opposes Obama’s Syria plan

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

CARSON: Before taking the risk in Syria

By Ben S. Carson

This authenticated image from Aug. 21 purports to show several bodies being buried during a funeral in a suburb of Damascus after a chemical weapon was used against civilians. (Shaam News Network via Associated Press)

U.S. can’t prove Bashar Assad approved chemical attacks in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Wishing for war?

By Donald Lambro

** FILE ** President Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres walk off stage following their joint statement to members of the media at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Israel, March 20, 2013, (Associated Press)

Israel President Peres: I trust Obama and Putin on Syria

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Obama speech on Syria fails to sway support on Capitol Hill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (from left), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov meet in Moscow on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo, Pool)

Syria says yes to Russia-inspired chemical weapons deal

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Obama’s legacy on foreign policy could hinge on outcome with Syria

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his meeting with elected region leaders in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Sept. 10, 2013. (Associated Press/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Putin: Obama must back off for Syria plan to work

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Analysts counter claims on number of al Qaeda among Syrian rebels

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Tea party-linked lawmakers shun strike on Syria

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Embassy Row: Obama’s accidental diplomacy on Syria

By James Morrison - The Washington Times