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Which Way, L.A.?

The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support

As crisis grows more dangerous by the day, nobody yet knows what the Obama Administration is doing to help Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime.  It's more dangerous to smuggle medical supplies than weapons and there are vast stores of chemical weapons. The struggle between Shiites and Sunnis creates the threat of regional…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

As crisis grows more dangerous by the day, nobody yet knows what the Obama Administration is doing to help Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime. It's more dangerous to smuggle medical supplies than weapons and there are vast stores of chemical weapons. The struggle between Shiites and Sunnis creates the threat of regional instability, even a new Cold War, and the UN has become a non-factor.

Is it time for the Obama Administration to get directly involved in helping Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Director of Content, News

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    Time magazine

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    Staff writer for the New Yorker magazine

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    Steven A. Cook

    senior fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations

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