Axis: Russia China Iran Pakistan Arab countries Allies: US UK Israel India Australia Canada Interesting to see how long the stupid european countries will sit on the fence...

playing the wrong cards...may they finally COLLAPSE !!!

Typical of Russia to fish in muddy waters . Mdevedev is a little late for this protective stance. Executioners are on the doorstep and come to liquidate Assad Bet the number of those eliminated is in excess of 20000.

while all the pinky , do-gooders run around , getting all excited about spooky Israel - the real criminals are not even looked at. 3,500 dead Syrians means FA to these totalitarian regimes. Crushing opposition - Its what they do. Broaden your outlook pinky idiots - you might find some of us normal people supporting you.

Russia as always supplying arms to the bastards That's why the "Mr President" warned western countries to think about their "concerns" Arms embargo would affect his business relationships with the arab world- money money interests

I think Russia and China oppose sanctions primarily because from their perspective, Assad is doing nothing wrong. Even if the number were 1,000,000 murdered, Russia and China have the perspective that it is the right of any autocratic government to do whatever it wants internally and that it is no other country's concern. They are preserving their own right to commit mass murder. Remember Stalin's dictum that a dead person is a tragedy; a million dead is a statistic.

Stockpile on what? Gold and brilliants or cheese and gasoline? Potable water or breathable air? Guns? Kipas? Towels?

Smelly blood the bear changed its stance in 2005, thus so did we. Once we leave Afghanistan there will be a war in Georgia. It is legal as it is a sovereign country and no one accepts Russia stance.

They know that will loose all the billions invested in form of armement or other, chance of see some mony back come from Bashar only, otherwise all the casino is finished. This is a manifestation of Russian's state of mind and view of a bully state afair knowing that European are cowards, and American too weak . They didn't learn the lesson as when you becom a partener with evil you get evil, and they going to get it.

Millions have been killed or missing in Iraq. Millions more homeless from western bombing. The Libyan story is even worst. Whole town demolished and water supply destroyed. This UN Human rights group Head Chairwomen, from India is a paid stooge and has no sense of justice. She created most of the problems by faulty reports in Libya and now trying to repeat that in Syria. Russia and China cannot be fooled twice.

Will the UN put sanctions on the UK, France, Qatar, Israel and the US for killing 50,000 civilians in the "freeing" of Libya?

What happens in Syria is no business of the U.S. If Israel wants to have a war with Syria that's their business.

"...crimes against humanity including murder, torture and rape..." It sounds like they're talking about the UN!