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Mixed Messages from US diplomats on the new hard line on Syria

Hosted by Warren Olney Apr. 10, 2017 National

Since President Trump's surprise retaliation against Syria's use of chemical weapons, Bashar al-Assad has used the same airport to launch conventional attacks on his own people. It's not clear what the US, its allies — or Vladimir Putin's Russia -- plan to do now.

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Yael Even Or, Sáša Woodruff, Katie Cooper