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The use of chemical weapons by the Assad government in Syria and the failure of the U.S. Obama administration's response in Syria
08/23/2011
The western world looks on as chemical weapons are used repeatedly by Syria's Assad government, according to some reports. The lack of leadership from the U.S., France, Britain and Germany. The failure of the Russian government under Putin to separate global geopolitics from the aspirations of the people of Syria for freedom and democracy and the use of artillery and bombing of civilian population.
Grouped Articles
Israel Says Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons
New York Times 04.23.2013
New York Times 04.22.2013
Obamaâs Vow on Chemical Weapons Puts Him in Tough Spot
New York Times 05.04.2013
Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria
Wall Street Journal 05.07.2013
What if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05.09.2013
Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05.09.2013
New York Times 05.05.2013
Wall Street Journal 05.12.2013
Wall Street Journal 08.23.2011
Jack Keane and Danielle Pletka: How to Stop Assad's Slaughter
Wall Street Journal 05.22.2013
Wall Street Journal 06.14.2013
Behind Obama's About-Face on Syria
Wall Street Journal 06.15.2013
Russia Outmaneuvers Obama Over Syria
Wall Street Journal 06.14.2013
Heavy Pressure Led to Decision by Obama on Syrian Arms
New York Times 06.14.2013
Wall Street Journal 08.22.2013
Andrew Roberts: Syria's Gas Attack on Civilization
Wall Street Journal 08.25.2013
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims
New York Times 08.26.2013
A Veteran Saudi Power Player Works To Build Support to Topple Assad
Wall Street Journal 08.25.2013
U.S., Allies Prepare to Act as Syria Intelligence Mounts
Wall Street Journal 08.27.2013
U.K. Parliament Rejects Syria Action
Wall Street Journal 08.30.2013
Hollande Backs Action in Syria
Wall Street Journal 08.30.2013
U.S. Prepares for Solo Strike On Syria After Britain Balks
Wall Street Journal 08.30.2013
Wall Street Journal 08.29.2013
Wall Street Journal 09.01.2013
GOP Leader Rallies for Obama Plan
Wall Street Journal 09.04.2013
For France, U.S. delay on Syria fuels doubts - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09.07.2013
9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask | WorldViews
Washington Post 09.07.2013
New York Times 09.08.2013
With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas
New York Times 09.07.2013
A Long Path Led to Offer on Chemical Arms
Wall Street Journal 09.10.2013
U.N. Clash Looms Over Syria Resolution and Enforcement
Wall Street Journal 09.11.2013
President Makes a Tough Pitch to Weary Nation
Wall Street Journal 09.10.2013
Planned as Call to Act, Obamaâs Speech Became a Plea for Time
New York Times 09.11.2013
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria
New York Times 09.11.2013
Elite Syrian Unit Scatters Chemical Arms Stockpile
Wall Street Journal 09.13.2013
Obama Is Lost in the Mideast Bazaar
Wall Street Journal 09.12.2013
U.N. Chief Says Report Will Confirm Gas Massacre
New York Times 09.13.2013
Inside White House, a Head-Spinning Reversal on Chemical Weapons
Wall Street Journal 09.16.2013
Wall Street Journal 09.16.2013
Forensic Details in U.N. Report Point to Assadâs Use of Gas
New York Times 09.16.2013
A Very Productive Chemical-Weapons Attack
Wall Street Journal 09.16.2013
Former Defense Secretaries Criticize Obama on Syria
New York Times 09.18.2013
Saudi Arabia gets forceful on foreign policy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10.25.2013
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast
New York Times 10.26.2013
As Syrian Chemical Attack Loomed, Missteps Doomed Civilians
Wall Street Journal 11.23.2013
U.S. Military Ship Readied for Mission to Destroy Syriaâs Chemical Weapons
New York Times 01.02.2014
U.S. Says Syria Delaying Chemical Disarmament
Wall Street Journal 01.31.2014
‘America Must Always Lead,’ Obama Tells West Point Graduates
New York Times 05.28.2014
The Crumbling Deal on Syria's Chemical Weapons
Wall Street Journal 05.30.2014
Removal of Chemical Weapons From Syria Is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06.24.2014
Last of Syria’s Known Chemical Arms Are Shipped Abroad for Destruction
New York Times 06.23.2014
Obama's Foreign-Policy Failures Go Far Beyond Iraq
Wall Street Journal 06.27.2014
Syria Is Breeding Western Terrorists, U.S. Warns
Wall Street Journal 07.09.2014
Leaving U.S. Allies Adrift as Chaos Rises
Wall Street Journal 08.01.2014
New York Times 08.11.2014
Want to Defeat ISIS? Help the Syrian Opposition
Wall Street Journal 08.14.2014
How to Save Iraq and Honor American Sacrifice
Wall Street Journal 08.15.2014
Wall Street Journal 08.20.2014
Wall Street Journal 09.20.2014
Obama gives Syria’s Assad another pass on chemical weapons - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11.01.2014
Washington Post 11.01.2014
The Too Little, Too Late Presidency
Wall Street Journal 02.18.2015
Gen. Martin Dempsey Leaves a Legacy of Caution
Wall Street Journal 05.06.2015
Mission to Purge Syria of Chemical Weapons Comes Up Short
Wall Street Journal 07.24.2015
Economist 12.07.2015
Chuck Hagel Says About-Face on Syria Hurt Obama’s Credibility
New York Times 12.18.2015
No, Mr. President, staying out of Syria didn’t save lives. It cost them. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12.22.2015
The New York Times 08.11.2016
Tension With Russia Rises as U.S. Halts Syria Negotiations
The New York Times 10.03.2016
Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad
The New York Times 04.04.2017
Dozens of U.S. Missiles Hit Air Base in Syria
The New York Times 04.06.2017
DW.COM 04.07.2017
With Strike on Syria, Trump Sends a Global Message
WSJ 04.07.2017
Trump Shows He Is Willing to Act Forcefully, Quickly
WSJ 04.07.2017
World at a Crossroads in Syria after Chemical Attack - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 04.07.2017
A Strike in Syria Restores Our Credibility in the World
The New York Times 04.08.2017
Donald Trump Gets Rare Bipartisan Backing for Syria Strike
WSJ 04.07.2017
Trump’s Syria Strike Sends Russia a Signal
WSJ 04.07.2017
U.S. Strike in Syria Raises Tensions With Iran
WSJ 04.07.2017
Tillerson Jabs at Russia Over Syria’s Chemical Weapons Use
The New York Times 04.09.2017
For Obama, Syria Chemical Attack Shows Risk of ‘Deals With Dictators’
The New York Times 04.09.2017
Trump Says Putin Is Partly to Blame for Syrian Crisis
The New York Times 04.12.2017
Putin Meets With Tillerson in Russia After Keeping Him Waiting
The New York Times 04.12.2017
U.S. Says It Shot Down Syrian Aircraft
WSJ 06.19.2017
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