Trudy Rubin

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Barack Obama, Crimes Against Humanity, human rights, International Law, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Mossad, NATO, Russia, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes May 22, 2013

The risks of playing the Russians’ diplomatic game: Putin, al-Assad, and their willing dupe–Barack Obama

Unless the military balance shifts, talk of diplomacy is little more than an excuse to ignore atrocities and red lines. The choice is not between…