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nsider whether a transgression was committed (did Assad use chemical weapons?), rather than focus- ing en
not always true for continuous variables. Consider the longstanding norm against the use of chemical weapons. This norm recently made headlines when Bashar al-Assad was alleged to have used chemical weapons to kill about a thousand Syrian civilians, outraging world leaders who had HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015514 --- PAG
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015515 →We say that the norm against chemical weapons is a categorical norm because those who abide by it consider whether a transgression was committed (did Assad use chemical weapons?), rather than focus- ing entirely on how much harm was done (how many civilians did Assad kill?). Other norms are similarly cat
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015515 →of Americans favored intervention in Syria, but 25 % supported intervention if the Syrian government forces used chemical weapons against civilians (Wroughton, 2013). In the past, the United States has abided by the norm against the use of chemical weapons even at the expense of American lives: In WWII, Fra
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015515 →s" in the Syrian city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to po
dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b
https://vvww.washingtonpost.corn/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-mai-kadra- massacre/2020/11/24/2fcb4218-2e76-11eb-9dd6-2d0179981719_story.html> (11/24, Wroughton, 14.2M) reports the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Tuesday that "hundreds of people in a town in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region were sta
an city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels EFTA00148763 clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to p
dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b
s when they need them." Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Says 600 Civilians Were Killed In Massacre In Tigray Region. The Washington Post (11/24, Wroughton, 14.2M) reports the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Tuesday that "hundreds of people in a town in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region were sta
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