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How should the West respond to Syria's new leadership?

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Syria is "perilously close to becoming another chaotic 'failed state' Many are calling for quick and decisive action from the West .

West must "avert what took place after the fall of Saddam Hussein in Iraq , and of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya ", said The Independent.

But the weight of historical interventions and non-interventions hangs heavy on Western leaders.