The risks of conflict

Over the past few weeks, some Syrian opposition leaders have requested foreign military intervention to oust President Bashar al-Assad and his regime from power. Count the US out in any such endeavour. While an intervention involving the American military may, if successful, bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and deliver a blow to Assad's principal sponsor and ally, Iran, Barack Obama is unlikely to get involved due to the policy challenges and political pitfalls that would accompany such an operation.

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