Step up pressure on Syria

Bashar al-Assad's regime continues to quell revolts in Syria with undiminished violence. The international community must not look on in silence, the liberal daily Turun Sanomat urges: "In particular the patience shown by France and the UK is slowly coming to an end. They've worked out a resolution in the UN condemning the Syrian measures against the rebels. But it hasn't yet been submitted to the Security Council for approval because of resistance from Russia and China. ... However the international community is unwilling to engage in military intervention in Syria due to the delicate balance in the Middle East. There will not be a new Libya. The external pressure is confined to verbal admonishments and sanctions. However this pressure must be stepped up. The international community cannot sit back and do nothing while a member of the UN kills citizens who are saying no to a dictatorship."

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