Not so fast on Syrian intervention
Just as the White House was set to announce that Syria had crossed a "red line," Sen. John McCain took to the Senate floor to step all over the message. Chris Hayes talks to Democratic Senator Chris Murphy from Connecitcut, who pushed back against McCain.
Arming Syrian rebels: Too little, too late?
President Obama’s administration confirmed the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday and pledged to increase support to the Syrian opposition fighters, including limited small arms, in a move some lawmakers are criticizing as “too little, too late.” Full story
Syria: What’s the endgame?
The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Robin Wright and Mother Jones’s David Corn whether or not it is wise to arm rebels we don’t know much about, and what the U.S. hopes to accomplish with its intervention.
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Assad crosses ‘red line’, but how far will Obama go to help Syria’s rebels?
Brooking Institution’s Michael O’Hanlon and Salon.com’s Joan Walsh debate whether President Obama has made the right decision to arm Syria’s rebels – now that he believes Assad has used chemical weapons – and whether that inevitably means American “boots on the ground”.
White House: Syria used chemical weapons
After publicly declaring Syrian president Bashar al Assad has used chemical weapons against his own people, senior officials say the U.S. will now provide direct lethal aid to opposition forces. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports.
US moves toward Syrian intervention despite public opposition, 'quicksand logic'
Chris Hayes, MSNBC host and author of "Twilight of the Elites," talks with Rachel Maddow about the domestic politics of U.S. intervention in the civil war in Syria, with the American public widely opposed to involvement but perpetual hawks like Senator John McCain goading the administration to war.
US cites 'red line' weapons in move to intervene in Syria
Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent and MSNBC host, talks with Rachel Maddow about breaking news that the U.S. government believes the Assad regime has used chemical weapons against rebels in Syria, and is therefore considering intervening in that civil war, with pressure f
US to escalate its role in the Syrian conflict
After verifying the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, President Obama has decided to ramp up the U.S.’s role in the conflict. NBC News’ Kristen Welker provides details on how the U.S will provide additional support, and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., offe
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