Debate: Is an Attack on Syria Justified?
Should the United States and its allies launch air strikes against Syria in response to the Assad regime's reported use of chemical weapons?

Claim: US should not attack Syria
Reason: Without Syria providing supplies to Hezbollah Israel would be at peace.
Warrant 0: attacking Syria would only provoke Syria to sell more supplies
Warrant 1: attacking Syria would discourage Syria from sell more supplies
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should not attack Syria
Reason: The US (not alone) with our allies will have to do something IF there's enough solid evidence of Syrian government using chemical weapons against its own people.
Warrant 0: is a lack of evidence of chemical attacks from it's own government
Warrant 1: is plenty of evidence of chemical attacks from it's own government
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: It is illegal to attack a country except in self-defense.
Warrant 0: self-defense gives the US a good reason
Warrant 1: self-defense doesn't give the US a good reason
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: It is illegal to attack a country except in self-defense.
Warrant 0: Syria is a very real threat to the United States and a preemptive attack would be a form of self defense
Warrant 1: Syria is a not a threat to the United States and a preemptive attack would be a form of illegal war
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: Regime change in Libya led to the murder of a US Ambassador, and attacking Syria could have similar results.
Warrant 0: doing so would make a statement that the US is not intimidated by possible repercussions
Warrant 1: doing so would make a statement that the US is intimidated by possible repercussions
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: Regime change in Libya led to the murder of a US Ambassador, and attacking Syria could have similar results.
Warrant 0: we've got far too few ambassadors as it is
Warrant 1: we've got far too many ambassadors as it is
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: The US attacking Syria would only create more problems no matter which faction wins, probably Al-Qa'eda.
Warrant 0: it is nevertheless great pr
Warrant 1: it is nevertheless bad pr
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: Americans should mind their own business.
Warrant 0: what is going on in Syria is US's business
Warrant 1: what is going on in Syria isn't US's business
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: Our military interventions in the Middle East always have bad outcomes for us.
Warrant 0: the US is not overdue for a Middle East intervention going right
Warrant 1: the US is overdue for a Middle East intervention going right
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: US should attack Syria
Reason: An attack on Syria would worsen things.
Warrant 0: we do not need to really make things bad for them
Warrant 1: we need to really make things bad for them
Correct warrant: 1