Syria
In sum, the contrast between the U.S. administrationâ??s unwillingness to act in our best interest and the despotic regimes could not be more clear. This is how we lose influence â?? through lack of will, self-delusion and aversion to conflict. And when we do, other powers take our place, shifting the landscape against human rights, against democracy and against the West.Contrast this with the preferred approach of Mitt Romney, who told me last week: â??Where you have someone who is a brutal tyrant killing his people you call him out immediately. You support openly and aggressively the people [opposing him].â? In other words, we lead and forestall other powers from gaining the upper hand in the region. - Jennifer Rubin
Indeed. And if some of the people opposing the brutal tyrant happen to be members of al-Qaeda well, at least we're leading!
