Chemical Massacre In Syria: A Former UN Disarmament Commissioner’s View – Social Europe Journal

September 1, 2013 By dralfoldman in France, People, Politics, Russia, Syria, UK, US Tags: Big data, Education, Naval Postgraduate School, Paul Schulte, Syria, United Nations, Warfare and Conflict, Wicked problem 2 Comments

This is an excellent, MUST READ article bu Paul Schulte, a former UN Disarmament Commissioner. Check it out!

via Chemical Massacre In Syria: A Former UN Disarmament Commissioner’s View.

This is a very balanced viewpoint, in my judgement. Let me share the conclusion:

This is a wicked problem with two principles (often labelled formal legality versus moral legitimacy) in grinding dispute. But under these ugly yet ineluctable circumstances, a default option to do nothing is a far-reaching decision in itself.

Any thoughts?

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Obama and Syria: Britain has helped Obama rediscover the Constitution. No need to thank us, America – Telegraph Blogs

September 1, 2013 By dralfoldman in France, People, Syria, UK, US Tags: Barack Obama, Britain, Hollande, Middle East, Obama, Syria, Tim Stanley, United States 1 Comment

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English: United States President Barack Obama signs into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as Vice President Joe Biden looks on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent, MUST READ article by historian Tim Stanley, who specializes in modern US history; check it out!

Obama and Syria: Britain has helped Obama rediscover the Constitution. No need to thank us, America – Telegraph Blogs.

I too think this is a very shrewd move by President Obama to gain Congressional approval; he claims that that military intervention in Syria is not time limited so this gives him room for further leverage using the US’s full weight.

I support the return to democracy.

Let me now turn this to an open question:

Should President Hollande now seek French parliamentary approval before military intervention in Syria?

Any views?

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