Whats Going On in Syria?

There have been many protests against President Bashar Al Assad and the government of Syria. President Al Assad started trying to stop these protests by killing and throwing many civilians in jail. This has been going on since January of 2011. What do you think the United States should do to help end Al Assad's regime and prevent from this spreading through the region? 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/02/whats-going-on-in-syria_n_1564906.html?ref=world

US Navy: 'Hollow" force or 'The best in the world'?

In the Article Mitt Romney and Obama are in disagreement. Romney says that we have too small of a navy to protect ourselves and that since we have less soldiers they have to be out on deployment longer. He also argues that we are spending too much money on newer technology that we shouldnt be becuase we are already ahead of all the other countries. Obama argues that we have the strongest and best Navy in the world expecially with all our new technology so we dont need as many soldiers. Do you think we are in any danger becuase our navy is shrinking? Do you agree with Obama or Romney and why?

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/29/us-navy-hollow-force-or-the-best-in-the-world/