Exploring the US's complicated relationship with Iraq, first supporting the country during the Iran-Iraq war but then turning against it after Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.
As the Balkans deteriorate into a series of bloody wars, President Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright must decide whether to use force to save innocent civilians from genocide.
In 2003, hundreds of thousands of Americans protested about ethnic cleansing in Sudan. Following Obama's 2008 election success, could some of those people, now in office, make a difference?
When Gaddafi declared his intention to 'disinfect' Benghazi, Obama faced a dilemma, having previously told the younger Arab generation 'you, more than anyone, have the ability to remake this world'.
Obama did not want to be dragged into another war in the Middle East, but when the Syrian regime began to consider the use of chemical weapons, he warned them they would be crossing a red line.
America's unwillingness to act after a chemical attack causes Syrian rebels to despair. Obama concludes that there is no scenario where intervention in Syria would give a desired outcome.
