Longread #333 -- The Thin Red Line -- 6/14/13

Over the last few days, reports have come out of Syria that U.S. and international investigators have concluded that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons -- sarin gas, in particular -- against anti-government forces (and potentially civilians as well). The crossing of this so-called "red line" from the Obama administration raises again the questions about what the U.S. can and should do in Syria. This article from the New Yorker reviews the complex and challenging issues behind the "upward trajectory" of U.S. involvement in Syria.

"The Thin Red Line" by Dexter Filkins
Published in the New Yorker, May 13, 2013

Eric