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Time to Put a Stop to the Horrors in Syria
By Kenneth Bandler
Published December 23, 2011
"One size fits all" is never a suitable strategy for addressing concurrent Middle East crises. Nearing the first anniversary of the beginning of upheavals across the Arab world, there is no doubt that the complexity of each country requires a tailored approach.
What seems to have worked in Libya—a mix of domestic opposition to strongman Muammar Qaddafi and international support to force his overthrow—is not applicable to other Arab countries in turmoil, certainly not Syria.
Qaddafi’s quixotic personality, open support for international terrorism, and public vows to kill rebels opposing his rule prompted U.S., European and Arab governments to coalesce in support of the rebels, who were armed and already engaged in battle against the regime.
The situation in Syria is quite different. There is no organized armed rebellion. Syrians are largely defenseless, at the mercy of :President Bashar al Assad’s armed forces and security services. Economic sanctions have not yet been fully employed. No nation desires to intervene militarily, nor has the Syrian opposition sought NATO assistance.
The ferocity of Assad’s bloody campaign against his own citizens has intensified, largely in response to the growing international criticism of his regime, and shows no sign of letting up.
“The heart of every Syrian is tremendously hurt by watching the victims fall daily and the slow response of the international community,” Radwan Ziadeh, a leading Syrian human rights activist, told the U.N. Human Rights Council this month. The U.N. says that more than 5,000 have been killed, while some in the Syrian opposition claim the total exceeds 6,000.
International follow-up has been inconsistent and slow. For the masses of Syrians standing up to the Assad regime, the Arab League’s reticence has been so disappointing that organizers of the weekly Friday mass protests in Syria decided to dub today’s demonstrations “Protocol of Death, License to Kill.”
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