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CNN's Tom Foreman and Gen. James "Spider" Marks explain the ways the U.S. could attack Syria.
As the United States and its allies debate military intervention in Syria, the nation's president Bashar al-Assad has warned that Syria will "defend itself against any aggression." And now the U.S. has obtained intelligence that Iran "may be planning" a retaliatory strike against American interest in Baghdad and other sites in Iraq. CNN's Brian Todd examines the potential fallout from a U.S. strike and what American assets would be at risk.
CNN's Laurie Segall shows the ways Syria could strike at the U.S. electronically.
Around Manhattan in 24 minutes: Impossible? No. Illegal? Yes. Police nab the man who posted a viral video of himself speeding around the city. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
How did the crisis in Syria get to this point, with so much bloodshed and so many refugees? In order to better understand, Brian Todd takes a look at the brutal history of Bashar al-Assad's father.