The Libya Model.
For Syria, the US could repeat the Libyan model - political and economic isolation to compel a U-turn in regime behaviour. The Christian Science Monitor on Sept. 21 quoted Landis as saying: "They are going to grab Syria by the throat and squeeze and shake, and see what kind of change falls out of
Release of Mehlis' conclusions is expected at end-October. If the report implicates top Syrian officials, it could lead to UN sanctions and the severing of diplomatic relations with the US and the EU. The effect would be to recreate an embargo slapped on Libya in the 1990s. Isolating the pariah state persuaded Qadhafi to seek a return to the international fold.
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