A Regional Response to Syria Unrest

A Regional Response to Syria Unrest

The escalating violence and repression unleashed by Bashar al-Asad against protestors in Syria has been as horrific as it was predictable.   It has posed a deep dilemma for the Obama administration, which understands both the strategic significance of upheaval in Syria and the limits of American influence over the outcome.  I am outraged, if not surprised, by Asad's brutality, and I would dearly love to see democracy and human rights come to a Syria long oppressed by obsolescent Ba'athist rule.  As with Libya, I want to see the international community move strongly to reinforce the norm that using force against citizens will hasten rather than prevent the fall from power of these regimes.

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