After more than four months of silence regarding the ongoing civilian massacres in Syria that have taken at least 1600 lives, the United Nations Security Council finally issued an insipid "Presidential Statement" last week condemning "the widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians by the Syrian authorities." Such statements are nothing more than feel-good declarations that have no legal effect. Syria's buddies on the Security Council - Russia and China - have made sure that no binding resolutions against Syria would pass.
