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Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advance President Obama's request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria, a response to last month's alleged sarin gas attack in the Syrian civil war, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2013. Lawmakers are returning a week early from recess for the first public hearing about U.S. plans for military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad as President Obama seeks to convince skeptical Americans and their representatives to act following the deadly gas attack outside Damascus. (Associated Press)

State Department orders diplomats to leave Lebanon

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President Obama during his news conference at the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama: ‘I was elected to end wars, not start them’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama reacts during an Oval Office meeting in this file photo. (White House photo/Pete Souza) ** FILE **

The Wrap: From Obama’s red line to Ariel Castro’s suicide, the week that was

The Washington Times

Californian in Syria on video: ‘What America hates, I love’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Jeff Duncan, South Carolina Republican (Associated Press)

Shadow of Benghazi clouds Obama’s Syria push on Capitol Hill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Tom,Trouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

KUHNER: Obama’s unholy war

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner

Free Syrian army fighters hold their weapons as they stand on a military tank in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)

Lab tests show Syria insurgents used chemical weapons in March: Russia

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the semiofficial Iranian Fars News Agency, a Saegheh ground-to-sea missile is launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards during a maneuver at the eastern part of Strait of Hormuz, a strategic oil route in southern Iran, on Sunday, April 25, 2010. Iran's state television says the country has fired a series of missiles as part of an ongoing large-scale military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Mehdi Marizad)

Proxy war: A U.S. strike on Syria is a haymaker at Iran

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas is among those wondering whether social conservatives and libertarians can actually get along. (American Conservative Union)

Inside the Beltway: The Libertarian awakening

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this photo taken Dec. 7, 2010, former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins Combat Infantry badges on soldiers at Forward Operating Base Connolly in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates backs Obama’s push for Syria strikes

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No good outcomes in Syria

**FILE** Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 1, 2013. (Associated Press)

Pope Francis to G-20: Military action in Syria ‘futile’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Syria was expected to be among the topics during the bilateral meeting between President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 Summit on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Obama faces growing opposition to attack on Syria at G-20 meeting

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Michael V. Hayden headed the CIA from 2006 to 2009.

Ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden ‘reluctantly’ supports military strikes in Syria

The Washington Times

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Republican, arrives on Capitol Hill for a closed-door briefing with national security officials on the situation in Syria on Sept. 5, 2013. President Obama has requested congressional authorization of military intervention in Syria in response to last month's alleged sarin gas attack in the Syrian civil war. (Associated Press)

In U.S. and around world, doubts grow over attack on Syria

By Stephen Dinan and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"I think that the president fundamentally misunderstands the constitutional powers," Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said Sunday." "The checks and balances come from independent branches of government." (Associated Press)

PAUL: How do you ask a man to be the first man to die for a mistake?

By Sen. Rand Paul

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians walk at the scene after a car bomb attack hit a town in Damascus on Sept. 5, 2013. (Associated Press/SANA)

Syrian opposition condemns video of execution of soldiers

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, following a meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. Mr. Boehner said he will support the president's call for the U.S. to take action against Syria for alleged chemical weapons use and said his Republican colleagues should support the president, too. (Associated Press)

Speaker John Boehner nixes meeting with Russian lawmakers on Syria strike

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. (Associated Press)

Ex-Sen. Rick Santorum opposes U.S. strike in Syria

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GORDON: The shot across Obama’s bow

By J.D. Gordon