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Originally Posted by nik-
One is rewarding the problem and one is ignoring, they're pretty different.
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I would argue that the veto of the UN Resolution on Syria by Russia and China is a policy of appeasement, in that Syrian sympathizers gave Syria more time to get their house in order. In other words, Syria was rewarded with more time to oppress its own people. That, in itself, is a reward.
The West is trying to avoid this scenario. Russia and China are for it. So while it might be nice to ignore the problem, the West certainly doesn't see it that way. Nor should they.