Russians Say NYET to Syria Resolution but the Transatlantic Alliance shines in Crisis
United Nations—An Arab League sponsored Security Council action to stop the bloodshed in Syria saw impressive Western support. Both Britain and France along with the USA supported a draft resolution at the UN to stop the violence an open the way for a political settlement to the crisis which has taken more than 6,000 lives.
But a rare double veto by Russia and Mainland China defeated the draft, and gave the Arab/Western effort a double whammy in effect.
Still the draft resolution was backed by Britain, France and the USA as well as Germany and Portugal. Impressively major Arab kingdoms such as Saudi Arabia, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Oman supported the diplomatic effort. This was an impressive array to say the least.
France’s Foreign Minister Alain Juppe described the double veto as a “moral stain” on the reputation of the UN. He is right.
The hardening of attitudes on all sides both in the international community and inside Syria, brings the former Levantine colony of France one step closer to civil war.
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