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By Fareed Zakaria Time magazine, May 13, 2013

“ With or Without Us: The assumption that American intervention could mitigate Syria’s carnage is flawed”. By Fareed Zakaria Time magazine, May 13, 2013. Answer each question in the order they appear in the slideshow. Pay attention to the paragraph reference for each questions.

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By Fareed Zakaria Time magazine, May 13, 2013

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  1. “With or Without Us: The assumption that American intervention could mitigate Syria’s carnage is flawed” By FareedZakaria Time magazine, May 13, 2013

  2. Answer each question in the order they appear in the slideshow. Pay attention to the paragraph reference for each questions. • Some questions are multiple choice; some are short answer. Please write your short answer responses in complete sentences.

  3. 1. • Based on the given definition of the word mitigate, the article’s subtitle is claiming that: • A – US involvement will help the situation in Syria • B – US involvement will not help the situation in Syria

  4. 2. • (paragraph 1) People who support US involvement in Syria think that:

  5. 3. • (paragraph 2) The author opens with the following statement: People who support US intervention in Syria think that earlier intervention would have made Syria’s carnage less severe. The author includes the following statement about Iraq for what reason? “From 2003 to 2012, despite there being as many as 180,000 American and allied troops in Iraq, somewhere between 150,000 and 300,000 Iraqi civilians died and about 1.5 million fled the country.”

  6. 4. • (paragraph 3) The author compares the situation in Syria to that of Iraq because…?

  7. 5. • (paragraph 3) Joshua Landis points out that Syria “is the last of the three countries of the Levant where minority regimes have been challenged by the majority.” • 5a – In Lebanon, the Christian elite was displaced. That would make the Christian elite in Lebanon the: • A – minority B – majority • 5b – In Iraq, the US military displaced the Sunni elite and handed power over to the Shi’ites. The Shi’ites would be the: • A – minority B – majority • 5c – The Sunni would be the: • A – minority B - majority

  8. 6. • (paragraph 4) The author includes the following detail for what reason? • “Consider what has happened to the Christians of Iraq. There were as many as 1.4 million of them before the Iraq war. There are now about 500,000, and man of the their churches have been destroyed.”

  9. 7. • (Paragraph 5) – The author mentions atrocities in Iraq “despite America’s massive intervention” to: • A – provide more details and add length to the article • B – appeal to readers’ emotions and convince them to support US intervention • C – to support his claim that US involvement won’t help in Syria since it didn’t help in Iraq • D – to convince readers to support US involvement

  10. 8. • (paragraph 6) Rewrite the following line in much simpler terms: “The minority regime fights to the end because it fears for its life once out of power.”

  11. 9. • (Paragraph 6) Speculate about what might happen to a minority group if a majority came into power. Think about the article’s earlier example of Christians in Iraq.

  12. 10. • (Paragraph 7) List 3 examples of US interventions.

  13. 11. • (paragraph 7) What are 3 things the author speculates would happen if the US were to intervene?

  14. 12. • (paragraph 8) What solution does the author offer?

  15. 13. • (paragraph 8) What phrase does the author use to describe the situation in Iraq? 14. What image does this bring to mind?

  16. 15. • (paragraph 8) what is the author’s warning about sending US assistance?

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