Questioning Syrian Intervention

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Author(s) Eugene Robinson
Source The Washington Post
Date May 6, 2013
URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-questioning-syrian-intervention/2013/05/06/9c63218a-b682-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html
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Quotes-start.png Isn’t it the case that Syria presents no good options, only bad ones? Isn’t it unclear whether U.S. intervention can even alleviate the Syrian people’s pain, much less advance U.S. interests? And although doing nothing seems like a bad alternative, doesn’t the only other choice presently available — doing something for the sake of doing something — look worse? Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position United States should intervene on the topic Syrian civil war.