What would be the most likely consequences of U.S. Military Strikes in Syrian?

[Douglas Carpenter]

9 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	It would tip the balance in favor of the rebels enough so that they could topple the Assad regime and establish a better government
	0 (0%)
	It would have very little actual long term impact one way or the other
	0 (0%)
	It would only strengthen the resolve of both the government forces and the rebel forces thus leading to even more bloodletting.
	0 (0%)
	It would tip the balance enough to topple the Assad regime – but a long term and protracted civil war will continue.
	0 (0%)
	It wouldn’t change the final outcome but it would created a deterrence against any future use of chemical weapons.
	0 (0%)
	It would tip the balance enough to topple the Assad government – but a fundamentalist Islamist government or another totalitarian state will replace it.
	1 (11%)
	It would be an enormous gamble and there is no telling what the result would be
	8 (89%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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