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nsider whether a transgression was committed (did Assad use chemical weapons?), rather than focus- ing en
ter games. In one such illustration, DeScioli and Wilson (2011) had research subjects play a computer game
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 →n around Latakia. And there’s no sign that either Assad or his Russian patrons are paying any more than l
Miller is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Article 3. A
making significant gains on the battlefield this week, following an offer by their top political leader for negotiations with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025056 --- PAGE BREAK --- This military and diplomatic news may appear positive. But Syrian sources caution that the battlefield
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025057 →y, as Alawite supporters of the regime retreat to their ancestral homeland in the northwestern region around Latakia. And there’s no sign that either Assad or his Russian patrons are paying any more than lip service to a political settlement. One potential game-changer is a request for U.S. help in trai
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025057 →n around Latakia. And there's no sign that either Assad or his Russian patrons are paying any more than l
Miller is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Article 3. Age
making significant gains on the battlefield this week, following an offer by their top political leader for negotiations with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028690 --- PAGE BREAK --- This military and diplomatic news may appear positive. But Syrian sources caution that the battlefield a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028691 →y, as Alawite supporters of the regime retreat to their ancestral homeland in the northwestern region around Latakia. And there's no sign that either Assad or his Russian patrons are paying any more than lip service to a political settlement. One potential game-changer is a request for U.S. help in train
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028691 →happen before too long. TB: What about Syria? DP: Assad's power is steadily diminishing and I cannot see
een the patron for democracy for a century, since Wilson's 14 Points, and a wonderful heritage it has been
IGHT_028748 --- PAGE BREAK --- states, such as Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. I think it is likely to happen before too long. TB: What about Syria? DP: Assad's power is steadily diminishing and I cannot see how his regime will remain long in power. TB: Should the United States get involved there? DP: No, A
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028749 →Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and E.O. Wilson

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Lebanon
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tehran
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Damascus
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Hosni Mubarak
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Marc Rich
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Middle East
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Cairo
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Saddam Hussein
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Hillary Clinton
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Donald Trump
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Vladimir Putin
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Jerusalem
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Joe Biden
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