War_Conflict

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Smoke rises from a neighborhood where about 200 Muslim rebels, enraged by a broken peace deal with the Philippine government, are believed to be holding scores of hostages as human shields at the southern port city of Zamboanga, in southern Philippines for the second day, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Anti-war activists march down Pennsylvania Avenue to voice opposition to proposed U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about Syria on Sept. 9, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House Complex in Washington, during a the White House Forum to Combat Wildlife Trafficking. Clinton said any move by Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control would be an "important step." (Associated Press)

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Peace activists opposed to American intervention in Syria, gather on a street corner at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 9, 2013. As Congress returns to work from August recess, President Obama is seeking authorization from Congress for a military strike against Syria in response to the use of chemical weapons in the civil war there. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, heads to the Senate floor on Sept. 6, 2013, to introduce a resolution for the authorization of military action in support of President Obama's request for a strike against Syria. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian military solider fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with rebels in Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 7, 2013. (Associated Press)

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A crowd gathers in front of the White House to protest any military action against Syria, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. (The Washington Times/Dave Boyer)

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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (foreground), Illinois Republican, displays a photo of Syrian children while questioning Secretary of State John F. Kerry at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Obama's request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria, a response to last month's alleged sarin gas attack in the Syrian civil war, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Rep. Edward R. Royce, California Republican, who is the panel's chairman, listens at top. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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There goes Obama's flank: Parliament denied British Prime Minister David Cameron's request to intervene in Syria — the first time since the 1700s Parliament denied a prime minister's request to use force. (Credit: AP)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a thorn in Obama's side throughout the unrest. He's said it's the rebels, not Assad, who has used chemical weapons. He's dispatched Russian warships to stalk American destroyers in the Mediterranean and threatened to side with Assad in the event of an American strike. (credit:AP)