NATO preempts the United Nations

NATO has decided to preempt the United Nations on Syria. How's this for a courageous, principled stand:NATO has announced that even if a United Nations mandate is forthcoming, it will not intervene militarily in Syria. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Western alliance had no intention of intervening in Syria even in the event of a U.N. mandate to protect civilians, and urged