Bashar Assad’s Brutality in Syria Is Matched by U.S. Devastation Across the Region
Why should Facebook users come down harder on the Syrian leader than on the United States government when it comes to horrific actions and war crimes in that part of the world?

In this image taken from video and posted online, a man leads a tearful woman and a child out of the area after airstrikes hit Aleppo, Syria, on April 28. (Validated UGC via AP Video)
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