Red Lines Matter

Red Lines Matter

Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer

Given that there are few appealing policy options for Syria, it might be tempting to downplay Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons and brush aside earlier rhetoric about red lines. But that would be a mistake: chemical weapons can kill thousands in a single day, their use becomes a national trauma, and their debilitating effects linger for decades. Readhttp://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139369/malfrid-braut-hegghammer/red-lines-matter?cid=nlc-this_week_on_foreignaffairs_co-050913-red_lines_matter_3-050913