"As President Obama said on Saturday, “If we won’t enforce accountability in the face of this heinous act, what does it say about our resolve to stand up to others who flout fundamental international rules?” But this question ignores the obvious: If the United States begins an attack without Security Council authorization, it will flout the most fundamental international rule of all — the prohibition on the use of military force, for anything but self-defense, in the absence of Security Council approval." nytimes/2013/09/04/opinion/on-syria-a-un-vote-isnt-optional.html
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:26:51 +0000
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