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Are Russian Airstrikes in Syria a Challenge to the United States?
Russia reportedly gave the US less than an hour's notice of airstrikes today near the city of Homs in Western Syria. They appear designed to shore up the government of Bashar al-Assad. Secretary of State John Kerry told the UN Security Council that US will continue its bombing to the Islamic State.
By Warren Olney • • 22m ListenRussia reportedly gave the US less than an hour's notice of airstrikes today near the city of Homs in Western Syria. They appear designed to shore up the government of Bashar al-Assad. Secretary of State John Kerry told the UN Security Council that US will continue its bombing to the Islamic State. Will Russian airstrikes pose a challenge to the US?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
David Sanger
Pulitzer Prize-winning White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, author of “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend The West”
Borzou Daragahi
BuzzFeed News
Mark Galeotti
New York University
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