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Welcoming Syrian refugees into America helps our nation in the long fight against ISIS by destroying the terrorist group's recruitment message.

In calls, in emails, and Friday during a rally in Annapolis, in chants, residents of Maryland are continue to put pressure on Gov. Larry Hogan to reconsider his opposition to Syrian refugees

Gov. Larry Hogan doesn't speak for all Marylanders on Syrian refugees.

Witcover: The Paris attacks have shone a light on the foreign policy deficiencies of Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

American politicians more concerned with foreign terror than the home-grown variety

Maryland's governor joins a parade of misguided and misanthropic governors who would bar the door to Syrian refugees fleeing violence

Parisians vow to go with their lives and not be cowered by Friday's deadly terrorist attacks in one of the city's entertainment centers, according to a former Harford County resident now living in the French capital.

Living in fear of terrorists may be routine in Baghdad, but it's an unacceptable standard in a G-7 country, says Rachel Marsden.

When Julie Della-Maria first learned of the terrorist attacks in Paris the night of Nov. 13, she thought immediately of her brother, who lives near where one of the attacks took place, and then vast distance between him and where she lives in Sykesville. They were able to connect the next day, to her great relief. Her brother was safe, but deeply affected.

If 11/13 will come to be known as the French 9/11, then Europe and the United States need to think very carefully indeed how to respond to these attacks. The first thing we absolutely must recognize is that the perpetrators want the West to react with force; the greater the better

The deadly terror attacks in Paris sparked a heated political debate in the U.S. on Monday as policymakers sparred over President Barack Obama's plan to settle thousands more Syrian refugees in the country.

Giving into fear, abandoning our democratic values and demonizing refugees is not the U.S. should respond to Paris attacks

Netanyahu's framing of Middle East situation as battle between modernity and medievalism is spot-on, says Jonah Goldberg.

After ISIS issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks, France is expected to move forward with a bold tactic against terrorism in the coming days. While I support France in its fight against ISIS, I hope that the government recognizes the importance of bridging the gap between the Muslim community and the rest of the nation. I firmly believe that it is through the mutual cooperation of both the French Muslims and other citizens that we can put an end to these acts of barbarity

It is troubling to think that four countries whose forays into affecting change in Syria have had tepid results at best have the audacity to discuss peace and a post-Assad regime without including the two main belligerents to the conflict.

The endless war

The endless war

We have to stay out of the Syrian civil war while keeping up the fight against ISIS.

The Obama administration must not allow Russian military planes to interfere with the U.S.-led air campaign over Syria

The president's favorite rhetorical trope is to justify withdrawing from the world on the grounds that the "international community" will fill the vacuum created by our abdication, says Jonah Goldberg. But only the bad actors step up.

In our workplaces and schools we gently disdain anyone who doesn't cheer for the local team, living by the philosophy of "you're either with us or against us." This "us vs. them" dynamic is literally fun and games until someone goes too far and injects vitriol and violence. Unfortunately, we are now witnessing another version of this tribalism in our politics as the Judaeo-Christian team lines up against the Muslims.

Our relationship with Saudi Arabia has played itself out. It is stale and awkward. It is only surprising that it lasted as long as it did. But all things must come to an end, and now is time to look at the Kingdom in the eye and break up. It's not us, Saudi Arabia, it's you.

Needed: A new U.S. strategy for Syria

Obama's rose-tinted view of foreign affairs

The U.S. isn't to blame for Syria's woes

Admitting more Syrian refugees into the U.S. is the right thing to do but it won't end the war driving their exodus

The news that the Obama administration has spent $500 million to put "four or five" fighters on the ground in Syria adds an almost comic irony to what is ultimately a tragic farce.

The U.S. strategy in Syria isn't working

The U.S. should avoid doing anything that makes the situation in Syria and Iraq worse than it already is

Invasion of Iraq at the heart of Middle East problems but Republicans won't acknowledge it

Islam, geopolitics and colonialism formed ISIS, not an excess of greenhouse gases

Mock all you want, Republicans, but O'Malley is dead-on about the global security threats of climate change.

Martin O'Malley continued his fight with Republicans on Wednesday over a comment he made suggesting climate change contributed to the rise of Islamic fighters in Syria and Iraq as his campaign sought to raise money off the exchange.

An elite Army unit based at Fort Meade is sending veteran soldiers overseas to get a close look at the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and develop ways to fight against America's newest foe in a decade and a half of war in the Middle East.

While many Americans and Western Europeans have reacted to acts of violence committed by Islamic extremists in recent years by expressing fear about Islam and its practitioners as a whole, the events have also put a spotlight on the faith that was not there before 9/11.

The Army is expected to announce Thursday which bases across the United States will face troop reductions as part of a plan to cut 40,000 soldiers from the force.

Effort to remove Civil War history from Baltimore region is misguided political correctness

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley said Friday the rise of the Islamic State group was an unintended consequence of a "mindless rush to war" in Iraq and the U.S. must avoid "mission creep" there now.

The emergence of drones — or unmanned aerial systems as they are sometimes known — has mirrored the development of other military technologies: One nation deploys a new weapon, but its advantage is quickly scrubbed away as its enemies race to catch up.

The president's strategy to defeat the Islamic State in isn't working, and a few hundred more U.S. troops won't change that

What candidate -- Democrat or Republican -- can be a commanding commander in chief?

Iraqi fighters add insult to injury by letting Islamic State acquire U.S.-made arms

President Obama has steered the U.S. toward a disastrous foreign policy

The fall of the Iraq city of Ramadi Sunday shows the U.S. strategy for countering the Islamic State isn't working out quite as planned

Jeb Bush's ham-handed answer to questions about the 2003 invasion of Iraq has raised another: Is he really ready for prime time as a 2016 presidential prospect?

Vitally important, and deserving of a vigorous public debate given the security threats facing the U.S. today, is the fundamental question of whether the collection of intelligence domestically is consistent with, or inimical to, our constitutional system.

The commander responsible for safety at military bases in the United States has increased the security level of facilities across the country in response to growing worries that bases could be the target of an attack.

Gov. Larry Hogan's office said an online threat claiming the Islamic State has a terror cell based in Maryland preparing to launch an attack is not credible. Doug Mayer, a spokesman for Hogan, said officials are aware of the reports and that Maryland's director of homeland security has been in touch with federal authorities.

Navigating the violent upheavals in the Mideast will require deft diplomacy and a willingness to live with a certain ambiguity in our relationships with friend and foe