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How James Foley's Death Could Influence U.S. Policy in Syria

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Hundreds gathered at Marquette University Tuesday night to remember slain journalist James Foley. 

Foley was executed last week by militants from the Islamic State organization, which had taken him hostage nearly two years ago, as he attempted to cover the conflict in Syria. They had reportedly demanded a ransom from the United States in exchange for Foley's life, before abruptly killing him last week.

The turmoil in Syria is on the mind of Lake Effect's foreign policy contributo. Art Cyr spoke with Lake Effect's Mitch Teich about the meaning of Foley's death and the reported ransom demand that preceded it.

"It's always been dangerous to be a combat correspondent, and they deserve and get special respect," Cyr says.

Arthur I. Cyr is Director of the Clausen Center for World Business and Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College in Kenosha. Previously he was President of the Chicago World Trade Center, the Vice President of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, a faculty member and executive at UCLA, and an executive at the Ford Foundation. His publications include the book After the Cold War - American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia (Macmillan and NYU Press).