Matt Duss of the Center For American Progress: explained how Syria’s uprising turned into civil war, the refugee crises outside of Syria’s borders, the role of climate change and economic stagnation in the Arab uprisings, Syria’s strategic importance to Iran, Russia and America, what can airstrikes achieve,  could the parties return to negotiations and will congress give President Obama authority to attack Syria?

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