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"Syrian-American immigrants Isam and Nacheda Boulad of Fair Oaks agree that President Bashar Assad must go, but one of them is not so sure American airstrikes will help.The Boulad's said Monday they still have relatives in Syria, including Nacheda's sister who lives in Damascus.They said they have three cousins who have been killed over the last two years in the fighting between Assad and rebels trying to overthrow him.\"I believe the U.S. has the moral obligation to do something about the atrocities of what's going on in Syria,\" said Isam.Isam said an American air strike is all that will be needed to allow the rebels to topple Assad.His wife said she is more conflicted.\"For me, if America wants to get involved in Syria, first of all, (it) has to make sure not to destroy more and kill more people,\" said Nacheda.Isam came to the U.S. 33 years ago as a student and Nacheda has been here for the past 25 years.They have raised five children at their home in Fair Oaks.They fly a Syrian flag in the back yard and one of their license plates reads: \"(Heart)4SYRIA.\"Both are now U.S. citizens and have been making their feelings know on this to their representatives in Congress through the immigrant group known as the Syrian-American Council.Isam said even if Congress votes against a military strike, President Barack Obama could and should carry one out anyway.\"I believe he will act, regardless of what the Congress votes, and he has done that before. Not necessarily Obama, but previous presidents have done that before,\" said Isam.The Boulads said many of their fellow Syrian-American immigrants are reluctant to speak publicly for fear that their relatives might be punished by the Syrian regime.However, they said they fear Syria's leaders have much more on their hands than a few ex-patriots speaking their mind."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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