U.S. Diplomats Call For Military Pressure On Syria's Assad Regime

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Posted on AllSides June 17, 2016

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More than 50 U.S. State Department officials have signed an internal memo calling for a change in the way the United States approaches Syria — specifically, advocating military pressure on Bashar Assad's regime to push him toward the negotiating table.

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