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Video grab shows a Syrian tank driving through the city of Homs on December 26, 2011. Gunfire killed 23 people in Syria's city of Homs as newly arriving Arab League observers were urged to head immediately to one of the country's most serious hot spots
Thursday, Apr. 12, 2012

Open quoteIs the United States willing to lead either from the front or from behind? So far the answer to that question is 'No.'Close quote

  • SHADI HAMID,
  • of the Brookings Center in Qatar, on the role of the U.S. in the Syrian Crisis
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