We're probably going to bomb Syria. Need to know the basics?

A lot of people are probably feeling like they know little or nothing about Syria, yet it is pretty darn likely that in the coming weeks we will bomb that country.

So, wish you knew a little bit more about Syria?  There are some good, basic sources of info you might want to check out.  Some have basic background info on Syria.  Others have pros and cons about intervening.

The NY Times and the BBC often have good background info and analysis on important issues and crises.  I've included their links.

• http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/syria/
• To access the video on the background of the war, use the menu button at the top of the page. The video is on the first page: "Understanding the complexities of Syria's civil war."
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/29/9-questions-about-syria-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/26/the-simple-case-for-and-against-limited-u-s-strikes-on-syria/
• http://ecfr.eu/content/entry/commentary_eight_things_to_consider_before_intervening_in_syria
• http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/world/middleeast/the-conflict-in-syria.html?ref=syria&_r=0
• http://damascus.usembassy.gov/syr-bknote.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703856
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17258397
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/08/Levant_Ethnicity_lg-smaller1-zoom.jpg
• http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/syria/index.html