Whatever ugliness unfolds next for the unfortunate Syrians, the world can do itself a big favor by remembering this latest failure of character by the UN Security Council. It's not always the Russians or the Chinese - the U.S. casts its fair share of narrow, paranoid vetoes in the Council chambers, as do the British and French. But if the world wants a Security Council that works, the solution needs to be led by the U.S., and it needs to happen before American power erodes much further.
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