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A Practical Guide for Avoiding Fallacies on Syria

Seven ways to pressure-test the most common arguments from the anti-interventionist camp
Source: Ford Williams / U.S. Navy / Reuters

It’s remarkable just how little the basic contours of the Syria debate have changed, despite more than five years of brutal civil war. The same perceptions and misperceptions about intervention dominate today. In some ways, they are even worse now because of the distorting figure of President Donald Trump. Is it possible to separate one’s feelings about the man from the recognition that he is, whether we like it or not, our commander-in-chief?  

With this dilemma in mind, here’s a practical guide for navigating the key sticking points in this latest

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