SYRIA - Chemical Weapons and Child Refugees

While I am also concerned about the U.S. being involved in another Arab region war, I think it is immoral to stand by and twiddle our thumbs.  If America IS to be what we say we stand for, we must take action, and I mean NOW.

Also, considering the number of Syrians that have fled to other countries, one has to wonder if Assad has a country left to govern.

"While Nations Urge Syria to Allow Inspectors, UN Announces New Refugee Milestone" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 8/23/2013

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SUMMARY:  President Barack Obama called an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria "a big event of grave concern," but also sounded notes of caution about the U.S. taking immediate military action against the Syrian regime.  Margaret Warner reports on the continuing violence in Syria and a new milestone in the refugee crisis.

"Children Made Refugees by the Syrian War at Risk of Becoming 'Lost Generation'" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 8/23/2013

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SUMMARY:  One million Syrian children have been ripped from the daily life they know and forced them into refugee camps.  Margaret Warner speaks with Sarah Crowe of UNICEF for more on the impact of the war on the youngest Syrians and the burden the crisis has placed on the surrounding region.