The international evidence proving the Syrian regime had twice used chemical weapons after the US-Russian deal to dismantle the regime's chemical arsenal angered the Obama administration. But Washington will not be able to continue to bury its head in the sand to appease Russia or protect the nuclear deal with Iran. Obama's measures on Ukraine against Russia have infuriated Lavrov, who has sharply criticized US sanctions on Russia. But on Syria, Obama remains passive and conservative. To be sure, Obama's nuclear deal invalidated all international resolutions that had banned Tehran from exporting arms and militias, thus giving Iran full freedom to intervene militarily in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen with impunity.

Source: Huffington Post September 12, 2016 07:52 UTC