The question, explains CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan, is whether Russia and China will finally and completely sever the financial lifeline which is keeping Assad in power. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said they've essentially given Assad a free pass by failing to implement sanctions and continuing to import Syrian oil.What should foreign powers do about conflicts in sovereign states? Should they get involved at all?
Course blog for the UMCP Young Scholars International Relations class, Summer Session II-C
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Unrest in Syria
Clinton: "Friends of Syria" must unite to stop Russia, China "blockading" progress
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