PPI President Will Marshall, explains why the U.S. must lead on Syria over at CNN’s Global Public Square:
“Syrians are making an obstinate and brave stand against Bashar al Assad, who is pulling out all stops to crush popular resistance to his regime. They deserve more help from the international community – with America in the lead.”
“The Obama administration sympathizes with the uprising, of course, but its policy toward Syria is defined mainly in the negative. The White House has been emphatically clear about what it won’t do: join in a Libya-style military intervention aimed at toppling Assad. In light of recent history, it’s understandable that Obama wants to extricate the United States from Middle East mayhem, not get stuck in yet another conflict there.”
