Targeted air strikes are not going to win, okay?

I think civilian protection should be a critical element in any such decision.

I believe the U.S. just needs to be careful not to make it worse and not to leap before we look.

shuffling more weapons in there also doesn't help stabilize the region.

The Assad regime is brutal to its own people, not legitimate.

dropping more bombs on the population isn't exactly going to help the refugee crisis.

It is not going to happen, you know. Assad has the support of Iran.

We would rather have the other outcome. We would rather Assad not be there.

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