https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/22/the-fiscal-cliff-and-the-middle-east/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:17:35 -0400<![CDATA[To shriek over a contrived “fiscal cliff” when we are already immersed in a sea of red ink is foolish — but, alas, no more so than acting out the clinical definition of insanity on the world stage. With reelection secured and all eyes on the “Taxmageddon” drama, Obama is also intervening more directly on behalf of the anti-American Sunni Islamists who seek to topple the despicable, Iranian-backed Assad regime in Syria.]]>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:00:53 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/22/the-fiscal-cliff-and-the-middle-east-n98511