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There's an international showdown happening in Russia!
The G20 summit in Russia is officially underway, and it's being dubbed an international showdown. Although G20 summit typically focuses on the global economy, this year's event is being dominated by the potential U.S. strike in Syria. Tensions between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have mounted over possible military action, and tensions don't appear to be easing any time soon. In recent days, Putin has voiced opposition about US military action in Syria, at the same time that President Obama has been attempting to make the case for war.
At a stopover in Sweden on his way to the G20, President Obama admitted that US relations with Russia have “hit a wall.” At the same time that the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee was approving a war resolution, President Putin appeared to be issuing thinly veiled threats about Russia's response. In an interview on Wednesday, Putin said, “If we see that steps are taken that violate the existing international norms, we shall think how we should act in the future, in particular regarding supplies of such sensitive weapons to certain regions of the world.” Some experts believe that Putin was referring to the possibility of supplying Iran with surface-to-air missiles that the US and Israel oppose.
The threat adds even more tension to relations between Putin and Obama, especially since Iran's military chief said they will back Syrian president Assad “to the end.” As President Obama tries to make the case to Russia and to the international community at the G20 summit for military intervention in Syria, many Americans are making the case against it to lawmakers here at home. The majority of people in our nation don't want to get involved in this complicated and dangerous scenario, and they are begging their elected leaders to pull us back from the edge of a potential world war.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Syria...public doesn't support U.S. invasion (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
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Need to Know: Syria...public doesn't support U.S. invasion- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio 
Plus, Can SF ban Walmart & McDonald's?- Austin Petersen, The Libertarian Republic
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Geeky Science: Co-operation breeds...success!
Daily Take: Shouldn't prisoners be allowed to vote?
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Wednesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Can public opinion stop the U.S. war on Syria?
The Big Picture- Nate Sweet, The Big Picture producer
Hour Two: SF to Mcdonalds, GET OUT & don't let the door hit you on the way out!- Katherine Mangu-Ward, Reason Magazine
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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: Brunch With Bernie (special Thursday edition)- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls
Hour Two: Syria...public doesn't support U.S. invasion- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio
Plus, Geeky Science - Cooperation breeds...success!
Hour Three: Should 'Under God' be removed from the Pledge?- Eric Rassbach, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
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