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Sept. 3, 2013
As the president and congress debate about military action in Syria, the American people have begun voicing their own opinions for and against involvement in Syria. A recent poll from Pew Research Center shows that 48 percent of Americans are against an airstrike in Syria, 29 percent are in favor and 23 percent remain unsure.
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Sept. 3, 2013
As the nation waits to see how lawmakers will choose to proceed on Syria, here's an updated list of trusted Twitter accounts you can follow for live #Syria updates.
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Sept. 3, 2013
President Barack Obama's call for a military strike in Syria won significant momentum Tuesday, with leaders of both parties in Congress announcing they are convinced that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against his own people and that the United States should respond.
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Sept. 3, 2013
House Speaker John Boehner says he will support President Barack Obama's call for the U.S. to take action against Syria for alleged chemical weapons use and says his Republican colleagues should support the president, too. Said Boehner: "This is something that the United States as a country needs to do."
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Sept. 3, 2013
President Barack Obama seeks support for a U.S. military strike against Syria abroad this week with the G-20 Summit only days away. But Russia's Vladimir Putin may be Obama's biggest roadblock to gathering support for American military action.
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Sept. 2, 2013
Martin Geissler of Independent Television News visits the largest Syrian refugee camp in Jordan to gauge reactions to President Barack Obama saying he will wait to seek Congressional approval before any military strike against the Assad regime.
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Sept. 2, 2013
President Barack Obama spent Labor Day lobbying Congress members to support a possible strike in Syria, following a high-level briefing for lawmakers Sunday. Jeffrey Brown examines military options with retired Gen. John Keane, former Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley and former Defense Department official Dov Zakheim.
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Sept. 2, 2013
President Barack Obama's request to Congress for limited military strikes against Syria left many Americans with one basic question: What exactly is happening with Syria? If you've been tuned out until now, here's a summary of the situation in 17 bullet points.
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Sept. 1, 2013
Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, President Barack Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds. View the latest developments in a continuing live blog.
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Aug. 30, 2013
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the case laid out by Secretary John Kerry for U.S. military action in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, and whether President Obama should seek congressional approval.
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Aug. 30, 2013
Even if they believe the evidence shows that Syria's Assad regime executed a deadly chemical weapons attack, some lawmakers believe the president should seek congressional approval ahead of any military strike. Jeffrey Brown gets debate on the issue from Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas.
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Aug. 30, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry argued for a limited military strike against Syria, citing "findings as clear as they are compelling" that the Assad regime carried out a chemical weapon attack. Jeffrey Brown reports. Bill Neely of Independent Television News follows up on the progress of U.N. inspectors in Damascus.
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Aug. 30, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday afternoon said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons on his own people multiple times this year.
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Aug. 30, 2013
There is concern that bombing sites in Syria could accidentally release dangerous chemical weapons the U.S. military didn't know were there because they've lost track of suspected nerve agents, experts told the Associated Press. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to address concerns over Syria at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday.
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Aug. 29, 2013
The world is waiting for United Nations inspectors to announce their findings over the alleged use of chemical warfare in Syria. What are inspectors looking for? And how would they be able to tell if the weapons came from the Assad regime? Jeffrey Brown gets analysis from former UN and U.S. weapons inspector Charles Duelfer.
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Aug. 29, 2013
As United Nations inspectors wrap up their investigation into alleged chemical arms use by the Assad regime in Syria, U.S. legislators are demanding Congressional approval of any American military action. Jeffrey Brown reports on the state of international debate among European allies Britain, France and Germany.
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Aug. 28, 2013
Would a possible U.S. military strike in Syria send a message that chemical weapon use is universally unacceptable or make a bad situation worse? Jeffrey Brown gets three views from Hisham Melham of Al Arabiya, Ivo Daalder of Chicago Council on Global Affairs and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago.
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Aug. 28, 2013
President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Mr. Obama reflects on the challenges Americans still face over jobs, health care, education and voting rights.
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Aug. 27, 2013
If the U.S. doesn't wait for the U.N. to finish inspecting the alleged chemical weapons attack site in Syria before taking action, it may still rely on those findings in building an international case. Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the White House continues to consult allies and consider military action.
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Aug. 27, 2013
While the White House worked to lay out the legal groundwork for a possible military strike in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that U.S. forces are "ready to go" when a decision is made. Meanwhile, Syrian officials countered saying they are prepared to defend themselves. Judy Woodruff reports.
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Aug. 27, 2013
While U.S. officials appear to be building a case for possible military intervention in Syria, Russia is taking a backseat for now and letting the responsibility for any military strikes fall on the United States and its Western allies, said public policy analyst Dimitri Simes.
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Aug. 27, 2013
As the U.S. weighs a response to Syria, recent polling has shown Americans largely opposed to military action and few paying close attention to the ongoing conflict. But that could change with the Syrian government's use of what the Obama administration says were chemical weapons.
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Aug. 27, 2013
The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally declare that chemical weapons had been used in the Syrian civil war.
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Aug. 26, 2013
How might the United States and other allies respond to what Secretary of State John Kerry calls "undeniable" evidence of chemical weapons used by the Assad regime? Judy Woodruff discusses options with Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations and Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Aug. 26, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry issued a warning to the Syrian government, stating "there must be accountability" for chemical weapon use. With the United Nations now permitted to begin investigation at the alleged attack site, Judy Woodruff reports on the pressure for a U.S. response.
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Aug. 26, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry declared that there was "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, toughening the Obama administration's criticism of Bashar Assad's regime and outlining a justification for possible U.S. military action.
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Aug. 23, 2013
One million Syrian children have been ripped from the daily life they know and forced them into refugee camps. Margaret Warner speaks with Sarah Crowe of UNICEF for more on the impact of the war on the youngest Syrians and the burden the crisis has placed on the surrounding region.
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Aug. 23, 2013
President Barack Obama called an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria "a big event of grave concern," but also sounded notes of caution about the U.S. taking immediate military action against the Syrian regime. Margaret Warner reports on the continuing violence in Syria and a new milestone in the refugee crisis.
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Aug. 22, 2013
If United Nations investigators prove that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in a recent attack on Syrian civilians, do Western nations have a moral obligation to act? Margaret Warner gets debate from Robert Zarate of the Foreign Policy Initiative and Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma.
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Aug. 22, 2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon initiated a formal request to the Syrian government to be able to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians. Margaret Warner reports on how countries like France have responded and debate in the United States over the appropriate response.