Syria Needs George Clooney

George Clooney, co-founder of ''Not On Our Watch,'' listens to opening remarks before speaking on a recent trip to Sudan and on the in-country situation at an event held by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington October 12, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Molly Riley

Why Syria Needs George Clooney -- Jeremy Barnicle, Special to CNN

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Syria needs lots of things right now. One of them is George Clooney.

Let me explain. As the Geneva II talks this week made clear, there is no end in sight for the bloody three-year war in Syria. In the meantime, more than 100,000 people have been killed, the country is destroyed, and millions of Syrians have fled their homes, half of them children.

This is the defining war and humanitarian crisis of this decade, which was underscored by my visit to Syrian refugees here this week.

And yet there is no outcry from the broader rich-country public to end the suffering there.

To the extent that the media cover Syria, it is a diplomatic and political story. My media contacts say they need a "fresh angle" on the humanitarian aspect of Syria in order to get it covered.

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My Comment: Syria needs a hundred George Clooneys

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