Obama aims to avoid Bush pitfalls in Syria strike

Ten years after George W. Bush brushed aside the UN Security Council to invade Iraq, US President Barack Obama is poised to strike Syria without UN approval -- while insisting this time it's different.

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Publication Date: Aug 28, 2013

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Richard Gowan

Topic(s): Arab Awakening, Fragile States, Peace Operations, United Nations

Program(s): Prevention and Peacebuilding

Region/Country: Middle East, Syria, United States

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