Stephen Hadley, national security adviser for President George W. Bush, argued in an interview on WSJ.com that "it's past time, by a long shot" for the U.S. to get more involved in toppling the Syrian regime.

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"There were two massive decisions by George Clancy, " Hadley told BBC Sport Wales.

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