Mitt Romney's foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute, while trotted out as a major rejection of the current administration's approach to the Middle East, mostly just rehashed President Obama's policies, albeit with more hawkish bravado. But Romney's speech also included a host of faulty assumptions about...

Syrian rebels have been fighting Bashar Assad's regime for nearly a year and a half in a conflict that has caused 20,000 deaths. Atrocities characterized as crimes against humanity have been perpetrated against the Syrians by their own government. As the world watches in horror, much confusion remains...

As we buzzed through the streets of Cairo, gleaming white buildings occasionally popped into view through the windows of our taxis, each one in stark contrast to its surroundings. Each time, the driver's response to our queries was the same -- the buildings were "owned by the military."

Progressives must seriously consider intervention in Syria despite our misgivings. Such an intervention, however, need not impose hegemony on Syria. Unfortunately, so far no one advocating intervention has pledged to abide by fundamental moral principles of respecting Syrians, their independence, and their future government.

For over a year, Bashar al-Assad's...