A Time to Stand Against Assad
Editorial, The New York Times | October 12, 2011
Europe and the US must not let cowardly vetoes and abstentions from the BRICs stop them from continuing to press Syria on its brutal crackdown on demonstrators. ++ Even though the UN Security Council resolution condemning President Bashar al-Assad failed, calling for a vote was the right decision; it showed clearly who stood with the opposition and who stood with the dictator. ++ Democracies should support the Syrian demonstrators by following the European Union’s lead, sanctioning Syria and barring trade with Damascus.
