US military power would not help solve Syria’s problems

After a week of horrific deaths in Syria, greater US military action may look like an obvious solution but it could only make matters worse, says Peter Apps.

THOSE who think events in Syria cannot get worse are “dead wrong”, US secretary of state John Kerry said this week. He’s correct, of course.

Going forward, however, the United States faces a really horrific choice. And it’s very far from clear what the right answer should be.