Syrian civil war
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This is a topic, with start date March 15, 2011 and unknown end date.
Its theme(s) are International relations, Middle East, War.
Summary of positions for this topic
- United States should intervene (79 items)
- A coalition of countries should intervene (5 items)
- United States should depose Bashar Assad (5 items)
- United States is right to withdraw its troops (16 items)
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United States is right to withdraw its troops
For
Trump was right to pull out of Syria and Afghanistan. This is what he should do next. by Ro Khanna (The Washington Post, December 22, 2018) (view)
Why Trump is right about withdrawing from Syria by Akhilesh Pillalamarri (Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2018) (view)
Trump is right to withdraw US troops from Syria by Trevor Timm (The Guardian, December 21, 2018) (view)
Trump is right to withdraw US troops from Syria. We've done our job by defeating ISIS. by Benjamin Friedman, Justin Logan (USA Today, December 20, 2018) (view)
Why Trump's Syria withdrawal is the right move by Christian Whiton (Fox News, December 20, 2018) (view)
Against
Trump’s dangerous blunder in Syria endangers US ally by The Boston Globe editorial board (The Boston Globe, December 26, 2018) (view)
Trump’s Syria withdrawal has handed a huge gift to Islamic State by Janine di Giovanni (Comment is free, December 22, 2018) (view)
Trump’s hasty Syria withdrawal means ‘Merry Christmas’ for Vladimir Putin by The Dallas Morning News editorial board (The Dallas Morning News, December 20, 2018) (view)
In withdrawing from Syria, Trump makes a major error by Hugh Hewitt (The Washington Post, December 20, 2018) (view)
Trump's foolish decision to leave Syria by Chicago Tribune editorial board (Chicago Tribune, December 20, 2018) (view)
The Syria withdrawal may be Trump’s biggest blunder to date by Benny Avni (New York Post, December 19, 2018) (view)
Trump reversal on Syria policy means big gains for Iran by Tony Badran (Democrat and Chronicle, December 19, 2018) (view)
Mixed
United States should intervene
For
Blocking action on Syria makes an attack on Iran more likely by Dennis Ross (The Washington Post, September 9, 2013) (view)
Syria’s al-Qaeda threat by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, September 7, 2013) (view)
On Syria, a weak strike is better than none by Frederick W. Kagan (The Washington Post, September 6, 2013) (view)
The consequences of doing nothing in Syria by Frida Ghitis (The Miami Herald, September 5, 2013) (view)
The Robert Taft Republicans Return by Bret Stephens (The Wall Street Journal, September 3, 2013) (view)
Syria: Where is the outrage? by The Baltimore Sun editorial board (The Baltimore Sun, September 3, 2013) (view)
We can’t look away from Syria now by Chicago Sun-Times editorial board (Chicago Sun-Times, September 1, 2013) (view)
Obama puts politics over morals in abdicating presidential authority in Syria by Michael Goodwin (New York Post, September 1, 2013) (view)
Obama to take his Syrian case to Congress by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, August 31, 2013) (view)
Time for consequences in Syria by The Dallas Morning News editorial board (The Dallas Morning News, August 28, 2013) (view)
Syrian chemical attack demands precise strike by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, August 27, 2013) (view)
Syria Side Effects by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2013) (view)
Syria strategy can’t rely solely on military might by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, August 26, 2013) (view)
Syria will require more than cruise missiles by Eliot A. Cohen (The Washington Post, August 25, 2013) (view)
The Non-Intervention War by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2013) (view)
U.S. policy on Syria still lacks coherence by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, May 1, 2013) (view)
Obama should remember Rwanda as he weighs action in Syria by Anne-Marie Slaughter (The Washington Post, April 26, 2013) (view)
Against
Strike Syria? Think again by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial board (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 8, 2013) (view)
Reject Obama's request to attack Syria by The Denver Post editorial board (The Denver Post, September 6, 2013) (view)
Syria Vote Is A Political Trap Republicans Can Avoid by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, September 3, 2013) (view)
Obama wants Congress to hold him back, and it should by Kevin O'Brien (The Plain Dealer, September 3, 2013) (view)
Red lines: Obama's costly bluster by New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board (New Hampshire Union Leader, August 29, 2013) (view)
We’ve left it too late to save Syria – this conflict can never be won by Boris Johnson (The Daily Telegraph, June 17, 2013) (view)
Obama right to show restraint in Syria by Chicago Sun-Times editorial board (Chicago Sun-Times, June 7, 2013) (view)
We set Syria ablaze... Now we're hurling in explosives by Peter Hitchens (Daily Mail, June 1, 2013) (view)
Obama’s valid caution on Syria by The Seattle Times editorial board (The Seattle Times, May 9, 2013) (view)
The compelling, but still unpersuasive, case for war on Syria by St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 9, 2013) (view)
Volatile Syria: There are more reasons for the U.S. to stay out by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 7, 2013) (view)
In Syria, U.S. inaction is better than intervention by Eugene Robinson (The Washington Post, April 29, 2013) (view)
Mixed
Syria: The case for No by Chicago Tribune editorial board (Chicago Tribune, September 6, 2013) (view)
Showdown in Syria by The Washington Times editorial board (The Washington Times, August 28, 2013) (view)
United States should depose Bashar Assad
For
Against
Syrian chemical attack demands precise strike by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, August 27, 2013) (view)
Responding to Syrian Atrocities by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, August 26, 2013) (view)
A coalition of countries should intervene
For
On Syria, there are red lines and bad options by Newsday editorial board (Newsday, August 28, 2013) (view)
Time for consequences in Syria by The Dallas Morning News editorial board (The Dallas Morning News, August 28, 2013) (view)
Nerve gas attack in Syria calls for U.S. response by San Jose Mercury News editorial board (San Jose Mercury News, August 28, 2013) (view)
Responding to Syrian Atrocities by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, August 26, 2013) (view)
All items that address this topic (101 total)
Public demonstrations in Syria, which began in 2011 as part of the "Arab Spring" protests that swept the Middle East that year, ignited into civil war in 2012.