President Obama Wednesday signed off on new sanctions against Syrian leaders including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This is the first time the White House has taken any substantive action against Assad himself, though his forces have likely killed at least 1,000 pro-democracy demonstrators. The new sanction come two days after the discovery of an apparent mass grave near Deraa that reportedly contained the remains of at least 13 civilians.
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Obama Cleverly Leading from Behind — Again
The quiet coalition has come together to reverse the decline of the opposition rebel forces in Syria, according to this nice front-pager in Wednesday’s Washington Post. Much like in the case of Libya, the Obama Administration is hanging back and letting the local “market” determine his military response. He simply refuses to take the strategic lead, which is frustrating to many and yet decidedly clever on his part.
