Editorial: [N]o one in Europe appears ready to take the steps that would do most to solve the problem: ending the assaults on civilians by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, and helping a new, internationally backed Libyan government establish its authority. The Syrian mess is tacitly delegated to the Obama administration, which continues to insist on a failing strategy of leverage-free diplomacy. The result will be more desperate asylum-seekers’ journeys, and more tragedy. – Washington Post
Max Boot writes: Unless the United States can do more to enhance the overall effectiveness of its allies in the war on terror, it will be hardpressed to win lasting victories. But that would require devoting more resources to nation-building, a term that is anathema in Washington—decried in equal measure by Barack Obama and Ted Cruz. – The Weekly Standard U.S. Policy: The Long War, Analysis
Editorial: [N]o one in Europe appears ready to take the steps that would do most to solve the problem: ending the assaults on civilians by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, and helping a new, internationally backed Libyan government establish its authority. The Syrian mess is tacitly delegated to the Obama administration, which continues to insist on a failing strategy of leverage-free diplomacy. The result will be more desperate asylum-seekers’ journeys, and more tragedy. – Washington Post
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