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Russia said on Friday that the West was stoking the conflict in Syria by sending weapons to the opponents of President Bashar Assad.
"The UN council is not a tool for intervention in internal affairs and is not the agency to decide which government is to be next in one country or another," Ryabkov said. "If our foreign partners don't understand that, we will have to use drastic measures to return them to real grounds."
Originally posted by Vitchilo
Another warning... and a BIG ONE to the west to stop interfering in Syria...
Russia accuses West of stoking Syria conflict by arming rebels
Russia said on Friday that the West was stoking the conflict in Syria by sending weapons to the opponents of President Bashar Assad.
Probably. Iran is helping Assad.
"The UN council is not a tool for intervention in internal affairs and is not the agency to decide which government is to be next in one country or another," Ryabkov said. "If our foreign partners don't understand that, we will have to use drastic measures to return them to real grounds."
I wonder what that would be... giving high tech weapons to Syria/Iran? Arming Hezbollah?
Who knows. Yes Assad is killing his own people. But guess what, it's Syria's people business. We have no right to intervene, even if we all want the killing to stop. Would you want Russia and China bombing the US if a revolt began? I don't think so.
Originally posted by chrismicha77
Hey we wouldn't want Russia to cut off our access to mail order brides now would we?
Originally posted by justwokeup
reply to post by Vitchilo
I often agree with you, but not this time. Its not the government of any countries right to be murdering its own people.
The correct role for the UN in this is not in arming one side against the other its in trying to broker a truce.
Thats not going to happen with Russia blocking any action to Sanction the Assad regime. At the moment the logical course for Assad its to murder his opponents into submission with Russian and Chinese blessing.
That said, its entirely inappropriate to arm the rebels or support their cause/demands overtly. The only immediate demand should be cessation of hostilities.
That russia has time invested in Assad and a strategic interest in the country is understood. However I feel a chance is being missed here to lead rather than be cast as the villains accomplice.