Now I’m not saying we want to go to war in Syria, I’m not. But if the UN Security Council can’t pass a motion condemning an unelected despot who murders his own people by the hundred what is it for?
The French foreign minister, Alain Juppe, said the Homs bloodshed was a crime against humanity and “those who block the adoption of such a resolution are taking a grave historical responsibility”.
But the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, criticised the UN resolution, saying it made too few demands of anti-government armed groups, and could prejudge the outcome of a dialogue among political forces in the country.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/04/assad-obama-resign-un-resolution
And the next time we actually do want to take action, that would be deemed illegal unless we have the approval of the Chinese Communist Party or the Russian politburo?
So much for international solidarity.