President Trump faces a critical, near impossible, decision in the Middle East. And American political traditions are at odds with any path he takes.

According to the tradition, The Rokeby House, located just south of Leesburg, housed the most important government documents while the British invaded Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812 ...

On June 1, 1812, President James Madison sent the U.S. Congress his message summing up British warlike activities of the past six months. It was an indictment of Great Britain's War of 1812 began ...

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