HOW UN SCR 2178 COULD BE USED AGAINST SYRIA

Air strikes on Islamic State have so far not been devastating. If IS was such a threat to the universe, as Obama and Cameron suggest, then there would be American boots on the ground, lots of them, and air strikes would be much more devastating and much more frequent.

But I suspect that any war on IS in Iraq will drive IS into Syria.

And once there?

Well, look at Section 8 of UN SCR 2178 that was adopted last night:

8. Decides that, without prejudice to entry or transit necessary in the furtherance of a judicial process, including in furtherance of such a process related to arrest or detention of a foreign terrorist fighter, Member States shall prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of any individual about whom that State has credible information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that he or she is seeking entry into or transit through their territory for the purpose of participating in the acts described in paragraph 6, including any acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking or entity is associated with Al-Qaida, as set out in paragraph 2 of resolution 2161 (2014), provided that nothing in this paragraph shall oblige any State to deny entry or require the departure from its territories of its own nationals or permanent residents;

Much is being made that this resolution is designed to stop potential Jihadis from Europe and the USA.

But what about IS escaping from Iraq into Syria?

Or IS in Syria entering Iraq as reinforcements?