Pressure Not War A Pragmatic and Principled Policy Towards Syria
Hat tip to Abu M who commended this CNAS commentary by Marc Lynch:http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/...tWar_Lynch.pdf
Sombre conclusion (in part):
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....there are no realistic military options available that could improve the situation, and those calling for military intervention must demonstrate not only that it is just, but that it can work. They have not. Diplomatic options are no more likely to produce immediate results. However, they still hold out the best hope of pushing Syria towards a negotiated political transition without either making the situation worse through
a poorly conceived military intervention....
Some of this week's newsreel has been grim. It is ironic that the focus has been Homs, or it's suburbs and what did the world do last time Homs was bombarded? Nothing.
The joys of multidimensional thinking...
In general, history reflects that Russians are accomplished mathematicians, engineers, and chess players...from time to time of late there are also glimmers of hope when it comes to politics and economics. :wry:
Asad soll nach Russland ins Exil, 24. Februar 2012, 21:13, NZZ Online
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Der tunesische Präsident Moncef Marzouki schlug zum Auftakt der Konferenz vor, dem syrischen Präsidenten Bashar al-Asad Straffreiheit zu gewähren und ihm den Gang ins Exil zu ermöglichen. Als Aufnahmeland brachte er Russland ins Gespräch.
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Am Treffen in Tunis nimmt auch eine Delegation aus der Schweiz teil. Nicht vertreten sind Russland und China, die im Uno-Sicherheitsrat schärfere Massnahmen gegen das syrische Regime verhindert hatten.
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