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Defining Appropriate Action in Syria
We must follow our moral compass
by R obert F. D odge , M .D .
T h e h o rrific
use o f chem ical
w eapons in Syria
is a crim e against
h u m a n ity a n d
dem ands an -in­
te rn a tio n a l r e ­
s p o n s e . P r e s i­
dent
O bam a
states that the U nited States m ust
take appropriate action vs. doing
nothing. T his is absolutely true. T he
problem com es in defining ap p ro ­
priate action.
T h e re are at le a st tw o o p tio n s,
m ilitary vs. n o n -m ilita ry , th e la tte r
w ith a h o st o f o p tio n s. F ram in g
th a t a c tio n in m ilita ry te rm s g u a r­
a n te e s the lo ss o f a d d itio n a l in n o ­
c e n t liv e s. C h o o sin g a m ilita ry
o p tio n fu rth e r fu e ls th e s e c ta ria n
strife sp re a d in g a cro ss th e M id d le
E a s t. T h is w ill e n c o u r a g e th e
g ro w th o f a n ti-A m e ric a n s e n ti­
m en t rife in the reg io n . O u r trillio n
d o lla r w ar in Iraq has d em o n strated
th a t w ar is n o t th e an sw er. Iraq is
on th e v erg e o f fa llin g in to the
w o rst c h a o s sin ce the b e g in n in g
o f th a t c o n flic t.
T h is c r is is d o e s d e m a n d
a c tio n ?n o n -m ilita ry actio n . D o in g
n o th in g is c o w a rd ly an d n o t in
k e e p in g w ith th e c re d ib ility o r
m o ra ls o f th e U n ite d S ta te s o r an y
o th e r c o u n try th a t p ro fe sse s to
su p p o rt th e ru le o f in te rn a tio n a l
law an d m o ra lity . T h is in c lu d e s
R u ssia , Iran an d C h in a.
A n in te rn a tio n a l re sp o n se is
d e m an d e d . A fte r 9/11 th e re w as a
b rie f p e rio d an d o p p o rtu n ity w h en
th e w o rld c am e to g e th e r w ith a
se n tim e n t th a t th e “ w h o le w o rld
w as A m e ric a n .” T h a t fe e lin g w as
q u ic k ly lo st as th e U .S . o p te d fo r
b o m b in g n a tio n a fte r n a tio n , in ­
c lu d in g a u n ilateral “p re -e m p tiv e ”
w a r a g a in s t Iraq , a n a tio n th a t had
n o th in g to do w ith 9 /1 1 . W e h av e
p a id an d w ill pay th e p ric e o f th a t
w a r fo r g e n e ra tio n s.
T o d a y , in a s im ila r v e in , the
e n tire w o rld id e n tifie s w ith an d is
sic k e n e d an d h o rrifie d b y th e im ­
ag es o f c h ild re n an d in n o c e n t v ic ­
tim s o f th e se c o w a rd ly g as a t­
ta ck s. B ut th e m ilita ry in te rv e n ­
tio n b ein g d e b a te d is n o t in te n d e d
to en d th e v io le n t c o n flic t th a t has
k ille d m o re th an 1 0 0,000 S y rian s.
It w o n 't h e lp th e n e arly 2 m illio n
S y rian re fu g e e s re tu rn h o m e o r
g e t th e m o re th a n 6 .8 m illio n
p e o p le in n e ed a cc e ss to h u m a n i­
ta ria n aid.
O ur leaders need to show co u r­
age against the tide o f w ar. T he
p erp etrato rs o f these crim es m ust
be b ro u g h t to ju stice. T here is an
international aren a for these crim es
against hum an ity to be addressed.
T h e I n te r n a tio n a l C r im in a l
C o u rt’s m ission is to prosecute in ­
d iv id u a ls fo r g e n o c id e , c rim e s
against hum anity, w ar crim es and
crim es o f aggression. T he Interna­
tional C o u rt’s m ission is to p ro s­
ecute nations that have com m itted
crim es against hum anity. T h ese are
ju s t tw o m ethods by w hich p erp e­
trators o f these crim es can be held
acco u n tab le.
T he U nited States has the o p p o r­
tunity to lead the w ay in em p o w er­
ing and supporting these interna­
tional institutions in perform ing the
role that they w ere established to
do. This w ill take courage, strength,
determ ination, vision and true inter­
national leadership, not bom bs. This
is the role that the U nited States can
and m ust pursue if w e hope to see an
end to sectarian violence in this
region and the w orld over.
W e m u st call u p o n all n a tio n s
an d o u r o w n e le c te d le a d e rs c o m ­
p la c e n t w ith a rm in g th e v a rio u s
sid es in th e se c o n flic ts to e n d o rse
a n d s u p p o rt th is in te r n a tio n a l
p e a c e k e e p in g e ffo rt. T h is w ill
dem o n strate their true co m m itm ent
to p e a c e , in te rn a tio n a l law an d
h u m a n ity .
W e m u st fo llo w o u r m o ral c o m ­
p a ss. T h e U n ite d S ta te s an d o th e r
w o rld le a d e rs sh o u ld in te n s ify
th e ir e ffo rts to fin d a p e a c e fu l,
p o litic a l so lu tio n to en d the b lo o d ­
sh ed , no t ad d m o re v io le n c e to a
tra g ic c iv il w ar. T h e p re s id e n t
n eed s to h e a r fro m us an d be s u p ­
p o rte d fo r h is c o u ra g e an d w ill­
in g n e ss to p a u se an d h e a r from
th e n a tio n as w e p u rsu e th e b e st
hope fo r the o rd in ary m en, w om en,
an d c h ild re n o f S y ria.
Robert F. Dodge, M.D., serves on
the boards o f the Nuclear Age Peace
Foundation, Beyond War, Physi­
cians fo r Social Responsibility Los
Angeles, and Citizens fo r Peaceful
Resolutions.