PBS – Joshua Foust: No options left in Syria
In this week’s column for PBS Need to Know, ASP fellow Joshua Foust discusses the impact of the United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Syria being vetoed and what options are left for the international community.
Sadly, the rush to save Libya last year means that there are far fewer options for the international community to effectively deal with Syria. Political capital is finite, and President Obama spent his on Libya far too quickly for a low-stakes crisis. Now, when a crisis threatens to create a civil war that spills over into Turkey, Israel, or even Iran, powers that were previously brushed aside and boxed out are now drawing a line in the sand.
For the U.S., there are few options left. What happens next is anyone’s guess, but we already know that the people who will suffer the brunt of America’s failure to navigate the politics of the U.N. Security Council are the Syrians.
Read the entire article here.
