Red lines and the problems of intervention in Syria
No one thought that Syrian President Bashar Assad was reckless enough to use chemical weapons because they felt that his entire strategy depended on avoiding U.S. and European intervention, and that therefore he would never cross the red line. This was comforting to the Americans and Europeans because it allowed them to appear decisive while avoiding the risk of having to do anything.
But in recent weeks the possibility of intervention increased, as first the United Kingdom and France and then Israel and the United States asserted that the Assad regime had used chemical weapons.[statesman]
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