Debate: Can Russia Really Be a Partner to Bring Peace to Syria?
Can Russia be an ally in stabilizing Syria and fighting ISIS or is it too closely tied to the Assad regime?

Claim: Russia can be a partner
Reason: Working with Russia in Syria will defeat ISIS and begin mending fences with Russia who would be a good ally.
Warrant 0: Fighting with ISIS does not cause more problems.
Warrant 1: Fighting with ISIS causes more problems.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Russia cannot be a partner
Reason: Russia is using Syria to create crisis and distract from Russian expansion.
Warrant 0: Russian expansion will create a peaceful Asian hegemony
Warrant 1: Russian expansion will not create a peaceful Asian hegemony
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Russia cannot be a partner
Reason: Russia is using Syria to create crisis and distract from Russian expansion.
Warrant 0: such expansion is too high a price to pay in return for control in Syria
Warrant 1: America is willing to be quiet on such expansion in return for control in Syria
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Russia can be a partner
Reason: If Russia works together with Iran and America it will help control Syria.
Warrant 0: Russia isn't in the hip pocket of Assad
Warrant 1: Russia is in the hip pocket of Assad
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Russia can be a partner
Reason: Currently, they could help us as much as we help them, it is important to be a good and helpful member of the world.
Warrant 0: Russia can figure out how to be helpful
Warrant 1: Russia just cannot figure out how to be helpful
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Russia cannot be a partner
Reason: Cooperating with Russia on terrorism ignores Russia's overall objectives.
Warrant 0: we are cooperating with Russia anyways
Warrant 1: we are not cooperating with Russia anyways
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Russia cannot be a partner
Reason: Cooperating with Russia on terrorism ignores Russia's overall objectives.
Warrant 0: Russia has the opposite objectives of the US
Warrant 1: Russia has the same objectives of the US.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Russia cannot be a partner
Reason: Russia is using Syria to create crisis and distract from Russian expansion.
Warrant 0: Russia needs to expand
Warrant 1: Russia needs to be humble
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Russia can be a partner
Reason: Currently, they could help us as much as we help them, it is important to be a good and helpful member of the world.
Warrant 0: Russia has such interests
Warrant 1: Russia has no such interests
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Russia cannot be a partner
Reason: Working with Russia in Syria will defeat ISIS and begin mending fences with Russia who would be a good ally.
Warrant 0: Fighting with ISIS does not cause more problems.
Warrant 1: Fighting with ISIS causes more problems.
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Russia can be a partner
Reason: Russia is using Syria to create crisis and distract from Russian expansion.
Warrant 0: Russian expansion will create a peaceful Asian hegemony
Warrant 1: Russian expansion will not create a peaceful Asian hegemony
Correct warrant: 0