px2588c.jpg Pedro Molina

A No-Fly Zone for Syria

A no-fly zone in Syria would not only clear the skies of warplanes and missiles; it would also show President Bashar al-Assad and his supporters that he truly is vulnerable. Generals ordered to use chemical weapons would have to reckon with the prospect that the regime could fall, leaving them to face war-crimes charges.

BRUSSELS – There is a saying, too often used in interpreting international relations, that my enemy’s enemy is my friend. Sometimes it proves true; often it does not.

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