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All Eyes on Syria: Dozens of civilians in the rebel-controlled town of Douma, Syria, were killed in a suspected chemical-weapons attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The attack crosses “red lines” against chemical warfare set by both President Obama and President Trump, and suggests that the Assad regime isn’t worried about an American response. Trump said on Monday that he’ll be making “some major decisions” on Syria within the next two days. Here are his four options.

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