Originally published on the CGS blog on November 22, 2011.
Don Kraus, CEO of GlobalSolutions.org, was quoted in an article entitled “Rick Perry Puts His Foot In It With Syria Answer” in Talking Points Memo today. Rick Perry, Texas governor and current Republican presidential candidate, stirred controversy by saying that he would respond to the uprising and violence in Syria by imposing a no-fly zone unilaterally, without waiting to coordinate with the U.N. or the larger international community. Kraus called this “gunboat diplomacy” and stressed that it “would leave the United States holding the bag instead of sharing the costs” of such a campaign.
Click here to read the article in full and here to read Don’s op-ed about what action is needed to stop the violence in Syria.
