By
Joseph
Klein
Russia
and China predictably vetoed the proposed United Nations Security Council
resolution authorizing sanctions against the Syrian regime, which was submitted
for a vote on July 19th by the United Kingdom. The rejected resolution would
have placed Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan’s six-point peace plan under Chapter
VII of the United Nations Charter. If it had passed, the Security Council would
have been able to authorize a range of diplomatic and economic sanctions (but
no military action) against the Syrian government should it continue to fail to
comply with all elements of the plan and Syria’s prior commitments, including
to stop using heavy weapons and to withdraw its troops from major population
centers. [more...]
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