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    Is Syria's Civil War Going Global?

    President Obama has reversed course on helping Syrian rebels, but intervention advocates insist it's too little too late. We look at the consequences of possible options.

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 17, 2013 • 51m Listen

    President Obama has reversed course on helping Syrian rebels, but advocates of intervention insist it's too little too late. We look at the consequences of possible options. Also, the G8 Summit, where spying and Syria are getting more play than free trade. On Reporter's Notebook, Barack Obama has won bigger victories than any President since Dwight Eisenhower, but is he a real "politician?"

    Banner image: A Free Syrian Army fighter is seen behind sandbags in the Mouazafeen neighborhood in Deir al-Zor, June 14, 2013. Photo: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters

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