Tuesday, Sept. 10
Syria has been experiencing a civil war since 2011, creating turmoil for the nation as armed rebel forces fight against those of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad. In light of recent evidence that Assad’s regime used chemical weapons in the fight against the rebels and in doing so crossed the “red line” President Obama previously warned them of, all eyes have been on the United States and whether or not Obama will choose to stand by his red line and directly intervene in Syria.