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The United States President Barack Obama announced last Saturday he was seeking Congressional authorisation for military intervention in Syria. 
Looking for more-qualified input, Wikinews interviewed: professor Scott Lucas, an expert in American Studies, from the UK's University of Birmingham; the President of the International American Council on the Middle East, Majid Rafizadeh; and, professor Eyal Zisser, a Syrian expert, from Tel Aviv University.
Discussing the risks involved with US military intervention in Syria, Wikinews posed a range of questions to these experts on the region's political climate.
((Wikinews))  Is it possible for the US to take military action to deter further use of chemical weapons without getting dragged into the civil war?
((WN))  Will military intervention from the US affect long term relations between the United States and Russia?
((WN))  The British Parliament voted against military intervention in Syria, do you think this has affected their relations with the United States?
((WN))  Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia could back Syrian intervention if there was conclusive proof of regime guilt. What sort of evidence would be needed and can this level of assurance be given?
((WN))  Would US military intervention on Syria be a violation of International law?
((WN))  Does the United States seem to be wanting to engage in regime change in Syria as opposed to preventing further chemical attacks?

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Wikinews interviews Scott Lucas, Eyal Zisser, Majid Rafizadeh about risks of US military intervention in Syria