Why Obama Should Rethink Syria Strike

The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates says it's time for the Obama administration to re-evaluate its Syria strategy after a recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that an overwhelming number of Americans oppose a military strike. Suggested Reading Why Trinity is Pissed Off at Wimbledon Announcers, and How Her Dad Dennis is Involved Why Fleetwood…

The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates says it's time for the Obama administration to re-evaluate its Syria strategy after a recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that an overwhelming number of Americans oppose a military strike.

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By a 48% to 29% margin, more Americans oppose than support conducting military air strikes against Syria in response to reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons โ€ฆ

Polls can never be the end-all,ย be-all of any policy. But when you have majorities in your own country opposing a war, when the president can't convince his own party, when alleged allies in the region and your strongest ally in the world oppose war,ย then it's time to rethink. A coalition isn't something you assemble just for show. It demonstrates a broad range of concerns and interests have come to the same conclusion โ€ฆ

Read Ta-Nehisi Coates' entire piece at The Atlantic.

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