Washington, Apr. 26 (ANI): The White House is defending its response so far to the unrest in Syria by arguing that the two scenarios are different.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that Libya was a "unique situation" in that large portions of the country were out of control.
Fox News further quoted him, as saying: "We had a [Muammar al-]Qaddafi regime that was moving against its own people in a coordinated military fashion and was about to assault a very large city on the promise that it would show it-the regime would show that city and its residents no mercy."
He also said that with Libya, there was also an international consensus to act and support from the Arab League for action.
Human rights groups say that more than 300 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising began and more than two dozen demonstrators were either killed or wounded in Daraa just over the weekend.
Carney said they are continuing to look for ways to address the situation in Syria and increase pressure, including possible targeted sanctions. (ANI)
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