Politicians are stuck in their thinking that ensuring human rights means going to war. Here are 8 things they could have done to ensure civilians are better protected in the war without using military force, but didn't.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
![[independent.co.uk]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/opcw.jpg?itok=2ymgdC1- "[independent.co.uk]")
![Sweden to deploy C-130 Hercules plane used to transport staff and equipment engaged by the UN and OPCW in a mission tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons. [Flickr.com]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/hercules.jpg?itok=NFsSj56f "Sweden to deploy C-130 Hercules plane used to transport staff and equipment engaged by the UN and OPCW in a mission tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons. [Flickr.com]")
