The lopsided vote at the Human Rights Council is significant for the fact that all four Arab members of the Council voted in favor of the resolution, while China and Russia led an opposition (and were joined by Cuba and Ecuador).
These two key American allies are the most important regional actors outside of Iran. How they react to Obama's call for Assad to go may shape a coming debate in the Security Council.
As the press here in the United States pointlessly debate whether or not the President should call for Bashar al Assad's ouster , the carnage continues in Syria.
The likelihood of the Security Council taking this next step is a function of the extent to which regional organizations are willing to abandon the Assad regime.
