Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Series 1Episodes Episode guide

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1. Syria – A Loop of Imperfection

   8/8America’s unwillingness to act after a chemical attack causes Syrian rebels to despair.
2. Syria – The Risk of Doing Nothing

   7/8Obama warns the Syrian regime against considering using chemical weapons.
3. Libya – If You Break It You Own It

   6/8When Gaddafi declared his intention to 'disinfect' Benghazi, Obama faced a dilemma.
4. Darfur – Carrots for a War Criminal

   5/8Would Obama’s 2008 election success change the US's stance on ethnic cleansing in Sudan?
5. Kosovo – In the Name of Our Future

   4/8Old conflicts in the Kosovo region are rekindled, and Nato intervenes, but at what cost?
6. Rwanda – That Was a Local Thing

   3/8Why did the world stand by in 1994 as nearly one million people were murdered in Rwanda?
7. Bosnia – Our Soldiers Are Not Toy Soldiers

   2/8Should the US use force to save innocent civilians in the Balkans from genocide?
8. Iraq – For Every Insect There Is an Insecticide

   1/8Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq.