The UN human rights chief says the Security Council's ineffectiveness on Syria caused [ hundreds of thousands of deaths ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/22/un-human-rights-commissioner-attacks-security-council-syria-navi-pillay ) . However, there is was [ no proper action the Security Council could have taken in regard to Syria ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2011-jul-oct.html#05_August_2011_(Syrian_Regime) ) , even if it had not been paralyzed between the US and Russia. The US and UK are now being drawn by necessity into [ allying with Assad in Syria against ISIS ]( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/22/iraqi-kurdish-forces-attacks-recapture-towns-isis ) . The only chance for supporting opposition to Assad with good results was when the opposition was not jihadi. I think Saudi Arabia and Qatar are to blame for the [ jihadists in Syria ]( https://stallman.org/archives/2014-mar-jun.html#26_April_2014_(The_overthrow_of_Assad) ) .
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-may-aug.html#23_August_2014_%28The_Security_Council_and_Syria%29