Prerequisites
for Renewed Syria Talks (Liberation, France)
"After
many concessions and other capitulations, the West appears to be attempting to
return to the path of diplomacy. ... Can we still believe in a political
solution in Syria in the context of an international conference? This faint
hope involves several requirements. The first is to keep the current tyrant out
of all the negotiations. The second is not to let the agenda for talks be
dictated by a triumphant Putin."
Russian President Vladimir Putin smirks at a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry - after keeping Kerry waiting at Moscow Airport for three hours. Can the U.S. prevent Russia from setting the agenda for renewed Syria talks?
Where is the Syrian horror heading? Unable to weigh into the
conflict, should the international community resign itself to one day facing the
nightmare of chemical weapons? Lamenting hundreds, even thousands of additional
deaths? The inquiry we published from the town of Aleppo - one of the few by
the international press in the region - provides no formal proof. Nevertheless,
it does point to the possible infrequent use of a nerve agent as Western
capitals have suspected for several weeks. While we cannot exclude the rebels
from responsibility, the regime remains the designated culprit in light of the bloody
suppression it has conducted for months. What, then, is to be done?
Posted By
Worldmeets.US
A short time ago, France and the United States stated that
chemical weapons constituted the famous “red line” not to be crossed, but
reality has reasserted itself. The truth today is that no-one wants to intervene
in Syria, above all not Barack Obama. Rather, after many concessions and other
capitulations, the West appears to be attempting to return to the path of
diplomacy, having recently re-engaged in a more direct dialogue with Russia,
Damascus’ staunch ally. Can we still believe in a political solution in Syria
in the context of an international conference? This faint hope involves several
requirements. The first is to keep the current tyrant out of all the
negotiations. The second is not to let the agenda for talks be dictated by a
triumphant Putin.
