Obama administration eases up on Syria again

Well what a surprise. The Obama administration has eased up on its criticism of Syria. It's no longer calling for Assad to go. But Clinton backed off on Saturday, saying the administration still hopes that Assad's regime will stop the violence and work with protesters to carry out political reforms. On Monday, European Union ministers also called on Assad to implement reforms and made it clear

Cain would attack Iran to protect Israel

Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain says that he would attack Iran to protect Israel.Let's go to the videotape (Hat Tip: Washington Times via Memeorandum).The Washington Times adds: Mr. Cain said that, as commander-in-chief, he would “make it crystal clear [that] if you mess with Israel, you’re messing with the United States of America,” but stressed that his “Cain Doctrine” would not