Kofi Annan's plan sets out specific points which include "... demands for ceasefire, the immediate withdrawal of tanks and artillery from the residential areas, and access for humanitarian aid" (The Telegraph). Al Jeezera reports that Syria, as of the third of April, has accepted the plan; and will fully implement it by the tenth of April.
However, since then Syria has increased the intensity of attacks upon the civilians and rebels of Anadan and other cities around the country (NY Times). According to this article, Anadan has seen at least 100 people killed as of April 7th, with at shelling occuring for at least 72 hours already.
Unfortunately, this type of increase is definitely not something new. This type of incident was seen in March 1999 during the Serbian War, where the Serbians stepped up the intensity of their ethnic cleansing before they were forced to cease their actions (Justice Yugoslavia).
With horrendous as the situation is in Syria, there is still not a doubt in my mind that the U.S. should not intervene in Syria: It should be an intervention sanctioned by the U.N. that the U.S. takes part in along with the rest of the U.N.'s members. Intervening alone or even as a NATO force, still disregards the Russian Federation's and China's massive impact upon the nation of Syria. Without their support, and tensions already extremely high, Syria could turn into a flash point of a major war; which would not be helpful for attaining peace or protecting the civilians of the nation. Yes, something must be done to end the atrocities that the Syrian government is acting out upon it's population; however, I am an adamant supporter of the Just War Pacifism. And in my opinion, it would definitely be much too costly for the U.S. to go into Syria alone, or even with help from NATO; and the cost wouldn't be toward the U.S. troops alone, but also to the countless number of civilian causalities that will be a result of both the "allies" and "enemies."
