Editorial Board
War Crimes in Syria
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A decade ago, weak evidence of the crimes of Saddam Hussein helped lead the U.S. and its allies to war in Iraq. Today, strong evidence of war crimes by Bashar al-Assad may help the U.S. and its allies avoid war in Syria.
The damning United Nations report confirming the use of chemical weapons also highlights the importance of the Sept. 14 agreement putting Syria’s chemical weapons on the path to destruction -- and the huge challenges of doing so. It also points to the need to leverage this agreement into a lasting political solution to Syria’s increasingly horrific conflict.