>> hillary clinton arrived at
the united nations to demand the
ouster of syrian president
bashar al assad.
>> we have a choice.
stand with the people of syria
and the region or become
complicit in the continuing
violence there.
>> the security council will
begin item two.
>> western arab countries are
pushing for the plan calling for
assad to hand overpower to the
vice president.
assad would have 15 days to step
down.
if he doesn't, the security
council could take what it calls
further measures, including
economic sanctions.
russia, which has veto power
objects to the resolution,
saying it could lead to civil
war or eventual military strikes
like the nato-led bombings in
libya.
>> the role of the international
community should not be one of
exacerbating conflict or
meddling by the use of economic
sanctions or military force.
>> the united nations estimates
more than 5400 syrians have been
killed since the government
cracked down on protesters last