U.S. A $1 trillion farm bill was passed by the Senate Tuesday and is expected to be signed by the President that sets the policy on farming (and food) for the next five years. CNN has a good article on what the bill means to you here. A drought is ongoing throughout the West – 11…
Syria
Agreement Reached on Syria Chemical Weapons
Over the weekend Russia and the U.S. reached an agreement to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons, hopefully averting the need for military action against Syria. The undertaking falls under the authority of a United Nations resolution. It will be executed by the international organization responsible for the international chemical weapons ban and will likely take years (it took over a decade…
Russia Suggests an Alternate to Attacking Syria
President Obama announced in his speech Tuesday he is delaying the vote for Congress to approve air strikes in Syria. Although he still believes his evidence is compelling that Assad ordered the use of chemical weapons on his people in August, he has acknowledged that a Russian proposal for Syria to relinquish all their chemical weapons may be…
Obama waits for Congress to approve Syria action
Although the case is being made until Congress returns to session 9 Sep, Obama is seeking their approval before launching a military strike against Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry is presenting what he considers irrefutable evidence the President Assad and the Syrian military was behind the 21 Aug chemical attack that killed 1400+ people,…