A destroyed car is seen on a street lined with buildings damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the besieged area of Homs (REUTERS/Yazan Homsy).
Opinion
Mr. Obama, Don’t Draw That Line
May 4, 2013, Daniel L. Byman
Daniel Byman writes that given the Obama administration's muddled response to its public declaration of a red line on Syria’s use of chemical weapons, the current administration and its successors should think twice before issuing public threats and red lines.