Libya was an example of failure at the political level to define the new NATO. The correct response to both. new challenges and admitted failure. is better leadership. better vision. and creative new thinking. along with the resources to carry out those goals. I have suggested that these could be best applied in response to the Syria disaster. especially with the humanitarian catastrophe and the migrant crisis. I proposed that NATO could have helped memberstate Turkey get control of its Syrian border to stop the flow of jihadists into and out of Syria. It is clear to me that the uncontrolled flood of refugees from Syria could best be handled by creating safe areas in and near Syria so that the Syrian people can remain there under safe and humane conditions. Building on NATOs Bosnia experience. the Alliance could be critical to providing the security for such areas on the ground and in the air. This would not be fighting the war in Syria but protecting the populations of U.N. designated areas.
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