<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Syria and Russia
Assad's alleged chemical warfare, St. Petersburg's suicide bomber, Susan Rice's revelations, and more
by Rosa Inocencio Smith
Apr 04, 2017
3 minutes
What We’re Following
Chemical Warfare in Syria: President Bashar al-Assad’s government allegedly used a in an attack that left 58 dead, including children, and at least 160 injured, according to a London-based human-rights group. Syria has been accused of using chemical weapons before, and agreed to destroy them in 2013, but evidence suggests Assad . At the time, the Obama administration chose diplomatic pressure over military intervention; could a U.S. airstrike back then have ? The story illustrates some of the thorniest dilemmas of foreign policy—and the task of articulating that policy now falls to
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