Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 What Should the US Role Be in Syria?

Chapter Preface 19

1 The United States Should Use Air Strikes Against Syria Barack Obama 21

2 Should America Enter Syria's Hell? Doug Bandow 28

3 Why the U.S. Should Use Cyber Weapons Against Syria Jason Healey 35

4 The United States Should Arm Syrian Rebels Walter Russell Mead 41

5 Don't Arm Syria's Rebels Gary Kamiya 46

6 Asking Congress to Approve Attacks on Syria Acknowledges Limits on the President's War Powers Peter M Shane 56

7 Obama Is Only Making His War Powers Mightier Eric Posner 62

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 67

Chapter 2 What Is the Status of the Syrian Resistance?

Chapter Preface 69

1 Moderate and Radical Groups Vie for Control of Resistance in Syria David Enders 71

2 Syrian Rebel Groups Dominated by Islamists Ben Hubbard 76

3 "Little Doubt" Syria Gassed Opposition Adam Entous Dion Nissenbaum Maria Abi-Habib 80

4 UN Accuses Syrian Rebels of Carrying Out Sarin Gas Attacks Which Had Been Blamed on Assad's Troops Damien Gayle 88

5 Assad Will Defeat the Rebels Michael Hirsh 94

6 The Rebels Seem Poised to Defeat Assad Bradley Klapper 99

7 An Assad Victory Would Be a Disaster Brian Braun 105

8 Don't Let the Syrian Rebels Win Glenn E. Robinson 111

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 115

Chapter 3 What Is the Status of the Syrian Refugee Crisis?

Chapter Preface 117

1 Analysis: The Syrian Urban Refugee Problem in Northern Iraq Louise Redvers 119

2 Why Has Israel Closed Its Doors to Syrian Refugees? Angela Godfrey-Goldstein 127

3 Syrian Refugees Entering Turkey Create Dangers for the United States Mark A. Grey 134

4 Camps Are a Poor Way to House Syrian Refugees Refugees International 144

5 Refugee Camps Provide Needed Aid and Services Elizabeth Ferris 157

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 163

Chapter 4 What Is the Relationship Between Syria and the World?

Chapter Preface 165

1 Iran May Cease Aiding Assad Ariel Ben Solomon 167

2 The British Rejection of Military Action Will Have Little Effect on Syria Anshel Pfeffer 172

3 The British Rejection of Military Action Should Have a Major Effect on the US Approach to Syria Amy Davidson 177

4 Russia Is Unlikely to Abandon Support for the Assad Regime Because of American Pressure Dimitri Simes, as told to Bernard Gwertzman 182

5 Why Russia Protects Syria's Assad Daniel Treisman 189

6 Using Russian Diplomacy to Strip Syria of Chemical Weapons May Be the Least Bad Option The Economist 195

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 205

For Further Discussion 206

Organizations to Contact 208

Bibliography of Books 213

Index 216