Romney may take action in Syria if elected U.S. President - expert

PanARMENIAN.Net - Washington has avoided intervening in Syria because it is “tired of war,” but this passive stance could change if Republican candidate Mitt Romney unseats President Barack Obama in November elections, a senior advisor at the Washington-based Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC) said.

“From the people I have spoken to, I know that Romney would be more inclined to take action in Syria if he is elected as president,” Sherman Eliot Katz told the Hurriyet Daily News. “Barack Obama would like to see other countries on board before taking any action.”

Katz made the comments on the sidelines of a conference on “U.S. trade policy after the coming presidential election” that was organized by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) in Istanbul.

He said Romney would look at international issues in a more unilateral way. “His approach would be more about only whether something is in the U.S.’ interest or not. However, Obama would adopt a more multilateral approach to international issues.”