Publication

10 Sep 2013

This testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security is about the authorization to use military force against the Syrian government after the chemical weapon attacks in Syria. The author presents the principal arguments, costs and risks of the authorization and concludes that these are far greater than the cost to US credibility should the strike be canceled.

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Author Stephen Biddle
Series CFR Testimony
Publisher Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
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