Before we add to these horrific numbers, we need to consider what the ramifications will be 'punishing Assad.'
Who will really be 'punished?'
Today, there are more than 45 million people around the world who have fled their homes due to war or persecution.
Behind this sobering statistic lie the stories of real people – mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, grandparents and infants whose political and social safety nets have suddenly disappeared and who have been forced to leave their homes. Here are their words:
http://www.unfoundation.org/blog/forced-to-flee-the-stories-behind-the-statistics.html

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