Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? — Season 1, Episode 7: Syria – The Risk of Doing Nothing

Episode synopsis

Obama did not want to be dragged into another war in the Middle East, but when the Syrian regime began to consider the use of chemical weapons, he warned them they would be crossing a red line.

About Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

No easy answers? Decision-makers from Kissinger to Rice revisit how the US responded to conflicts from Rwanda to Iraq. Faced with human suffering - who has responsibility to act?

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Iraq: For Every Insect There is an Insecticide
• E2Bosnia: Our Soldiers Are Not Toy Soldiers
• E3Rwanda – That Was a Local Thing
• E4Kosovo – In the Name of Our Future
• E5Darfur – Carrots for a War Criminal
• E6Libya – If You Break It You Own It
• E8Syria – A Loop of Imperfection