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Syria's Nightmare

(New York Times) Editorial - With thousands of Syrians being slaughtered, jailed or forced to flee their country, President Obama and other leaders need to find better ways to punish and isolate President Bashar al-Assad and his cronies. Mr. Obama should make clear that the Syrian strongman has lost all legitimacy. Washington needs to mount an all-out campaign to pass a tough UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria and imposing sanctions. There is talk in Washington about pushing the top consumers of Syrian oil - Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands - to stop buying it. Experts say the exports are small enough that a suspension would have little effect on world oil prices but a big impact on Damascus.

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