Russia and China Pressed to take action on Syria

Russia and China, close friends of the embattered Syrian Regime are being pressured to take action to end the bloody uprising.   The Security Council's actions are being hampered by the veto votes of Russia and China and this had in turn reduced the effectiveness of any measures to end the Civil War.   The current action of the United Nations involves keeping 300 unarmed observers in Syria which is totally ineffective in doing anything at all.   A diplomat has even speculated that Russian refusal to take action is due to the simple fact that it does not have the leverage to do so and am reluctant to admit their weakness.