Denis Bašić MW 11:30-1:20
As of today, August 29, 2013, the Obama administration is considering “a limited military strike” against the Syrian government forces in retaliation to an alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians near Damascus. Russia and China have stepped up their warning over strike. Russia, that has a military base in Syria, is cautioning of “catastrophic consequences for the region.” Is the Syrian civil war about to turn into a proxy war between the super powers? Or has it been a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia who support the opposing sides in the conflict ever since the beginning of violence? Keeping in mind the situation in Egypt since the Egyptian revolution, would the policy of weakening the Syrian government and consequent strengthening of the Syrian opposition, that also includes some serious Islamist elements, work well for the “American national interests?” What should the U.S. policy toward Syria be in these volatile times?
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