December 18, 2013: Reply from Senator Rand Paul
Subject: Reply from Senator Rand Paul Date: 12/18/2013 5:18:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time From: senator@paul.senate.gov To: DACIALAN@AOL.COM Sent from the Internet (Details) December 18, 2013 Dear Dr. Burlacu, Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding United States intervention into the Syrian civil war. I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this important issue. Pro-democracy protests in Damascus began in early 2011 against the government of Bashar al-Assad. His government responded with violent crackdowns. Over the next few months the conflict spread throughout the country and degenerated into civil war. While the conflict might have started with pro-democracy protesters, in this civil war, there are no clear al...