1. The chaotic situation in Syria now bears every emblem of a civil war, and its clashes with Turkey are tantamount to pouring oil on the fire.
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2. A protracted civil war is obviously against the interests of all Libyans and will destabilize the political situation in the Middle East further.
3. Republican John McCain has said the situation in Iraq will dictate any pullout schedule, not a timetable set up without consideration of how the war is going.
4. The cost of the war has risen dramatically as the security situation has deteriorated and more equipment is destroyed or worn out in harsh conditions.
5. The Libyan war forcibly changed many factors influencing the situation in West Asia and North Africa.
6. Though the security situation in Iraq has improved dramatically, a trip to that war zone is still considered dangerous.
7. Rumsfeld have steadfastly refused to call the situation in Iraq a civil war, although Rumsfeld acknowledged at a news conference Wednesday that the violence was increasing.
8. The European security situation has been relatively quiet since the conclusion of the Kosovo war, though several serious challenges loom.
9. While pollster John Zogby described the current situation in Iraq as a quagmire like the Vietnam War.
10. The war has lasted almost as long as World War II, but the security situation in Iraq has yet to improve.