Before taking on Syria, U.S. should heed lesson of the past
Kiron K. Skinner,
Special to CNN
Updated 8:57 PM EDT,
Thu July 19, 2012
U.S. Marines search for victims in Beirut on October 31, 1983, eight days after an attack that killed 241 American soldiers.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Syria becomes a greater emergency with each passing day, says Kiron K. Skinner
But U.S. must think twice before entering yet another Middle East battlefield, she says
Skinner: America's involvement in Lebanon three decades ago tells us what could transpire
We should keep in mind Caspar Weinberger's national security doctrine of 1984, she says
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/opinion/skinner-syria/index.html?hpt=hp_t2