The Syrian Question: Moscow’s Success on the Geopolitical Front
Russia's proposal to transfer Syrian chemical weapons under international control caused a huge stir among the world community. Barack Obama said that such a measure could be a breakthrough in the protracted conflict, reports Interfax.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained that the proposal was not a complete Russian initiative, but was born during Russian-American negotiations. At a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Libya Muhammad Abdel-Aziz Lavrov said: “It grows from contacts that we had with our American colleagues from yesterday’s statement by John Kerry, who allowed the possibility of avoiding strikes if this problem is resolved.”
Since Russia, according to Comrade Lavrov, is always trying to use the slightest chance for a peaceful settlement, “we took advantage of the stay in Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in Moscow to invite him to consider this opportunity.”
Currently, the Russian side is preparing a plan for putting the Syrian arsenal under international control.
As for official Damascus, he approved the initiative to transfer his chemical weapons under international control.
As transmits RIA News", Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said: “During our talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, he put forward an initiative related to chemical weapons. I listened carefully to his statement. In this regard, I declare that the Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the Russian initiative, based on the concern of the Syrian leadership about the lives of our citizens and security in our country. We are also confident of the wisdom of the Russian leadership, which is trying to prevent American aggression against our people. "
Later, Comrade Muallem added, Interfax notes that Damascus is ready to make public the location of the warehouses with toxic substances and show these objects to representatives of Russia, other states and the United Nations.
By the way, the Russian proposal has already been approved by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Concerning Syria, Barack Obama spoke on American TV last night. As expected, the president did not abandon his aggressive plans. Also, he did not put the slightest doubt that the Assad troops conducted Himatak 21 August.
As the correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zlodorev, Barack Obama, speaking with a televised address to the Americans, said that the US administration was confident that the Syrian government was responsible for the chemical attacks in the Damascus 21 region of August. Obama stated:
To this he added:
According to Obama, the United States "studied the blood and hair samples of people who were diagnosed with sarin poisoning."
He further said that the United States would study Russia's proposal to transfer the chemical weapons in Syria and will continue to consult with Moscow.
In addition, the president said: "If we do nothing, the Assad regime will have no reason to stop using chemical weapons." Obama is still seeking aggression. This is proved by the following words: “When a ban on chemical weapons is relaxed, other tyrants will have no reason to think twice before receiving poisonous gas and using it.” Obama added: "Over time, our troops may again face a chemical attack on the battlefield, and it may be easier for terrorists to acquire such weapons and use them against civilians." Well, and then Obama's speech turned to the traditional topic - Iran, without which the Syrian issue is incomplete and plunges the Israeli lobby in Washington into disheartened:
Finally, there was a familiar argument: the United States does not attack, the United States defends itself. Obama is sure: Washington’s response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria "meets the interests of America’s national security":
The retaliatory measures will be expressed in a “targeted military strike”. Obama explained:
The president promised that Washington would not send ground troops to Syria. "I know that after the terrible price we paid in Iraq and Afghanistan, the idea of any military action, no matter how limited, will not be popular."
Further, the President of America stressed that "this will be a targeted strike aimed at solving the precise task of preventing the use of chemical weapons and reducing the capabilities of the Assad regime."
And then Obama stressed that
About how the United States and other countries responded to the proposal of Sergei Lavrov to take international control of the Syrian chemical weapons, "Voice of Russia" Experts told Boris Dolgov, Vyacheslav Matuzov and Stanislav Tarasov.
Boris Dolgov, senior research fellow at the Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS, believes that the anti-Syrian policy of the United States has failed. A scientist does not think that senators in the United States will vote for a military solution. As for the negotiations on the proposal to control chemical weapons, they will be successful. This way is the most acceptable way out of the crisis. Moreover, Russia's proposal to control chemical weapons is “a way for America, for the leadership of the United States, to save face, to get out of this situation with the least moral losses. Of course, the lobby of the US military-industrial complex will defend the decision on military strikes. But at the moment, I think there will be no military strike on Syria. ”
As for the chemical weapons themselves, for example, Russia itself destroyed chemical weapons under international control. And other countries did the same.
The head of the Society for Friendship and Business Cooperation with Arab countries, Vyacheslav Matuzov said:
I would say that in the Arab world there was not only a sigh of relief when they heard this news from Moscow, but also stormy and prolonged applause from all Arabs who were opposed to military action. Nobody wanted to fight in the Arab world, to destroy the Arab country. The fact that Russia found a way out of the impasse created by the United States was perceived absolutely correctly. ”
The expert added:
As for the initiative of Russia, the analyst here believes that “it seems that the Russian Foreign Ministry took the initiative without an agreement with the United States. As the saying goes, this initiative was taken "off the wheel", in stride, it had a phenomenal impact on the world community. " Eventually
However, the American strategy, the expert believes, "definitely will not be changed." Why? Here is the answer:
The US line on reforming the Middle East will continue, but in a different form. Because of Russia. She says the scientist, "entered the diplomatic arena as a powerful state, not so much from a military point of view, but from a political and diplomatic point of view." Our country
Stanislav Tarasov, director of the Middle East-Caucasus Center at the International Institute of the Newest States, notes that the Americans could not achieve the creation of a “traditional” scheme - a coalition invasion, bypassing the UN Security Council. The operation failed. Now, historians and political scientists will have to investigate what happened in Washington: why Obama found himself in a Syrian trap. After all, he refused to make an independent decision, "throwing everything to the Congress." The expert has the impression that Putin is helping Obama "get out of this situation."
After the Russian proposal and its assessment by the international community, the situation in the United States developed as follows.
Senate voting on the resolution authorizing a strike on Syria was postponed from Wednesday to a later date, reports "Russian newspaper" with reference to ITAR-TASS. This decision was made due to the fact that discussions about the use of chemical weapons in the SAR continue.
Previously it was expected that the Senate will vote on September 11, and the House of Representatives will do it next week.
About "pause" said Obama.
The US President explained to Washington the position of Washington on the Syrian issue in connection with the new initiative of Moscow.
“If the international community gets a verifiable and implementable mechanism for controlling chemical weapons in Syria, then I’m entirely for it,” they cite "Vesti", referring to ITAR-TASS, the words of the head of the White House.
Obama noted that he had already spoken about this with the President of Russia and instructed the State Secretary to continue the dialogue on this topic with the Russian side.
If Assad refuses chemical weapons, the attack on Syria will be put on an indefinitely long “pause”. International control over the stockpiles of chemical weapons in Syria will not solve the conflict in this country, but it will probably avoid military action, Obama assured. Obama also said he was ready to consider any opportunity to avoid military intervention.
Obama himself has not decided whether to use military force if Congress votes against the strike against Syria. An assessment of the situation, he said, will be given after the vote in Congress.
Everything is clear with Obama, but the American people and congressmen definitely do not support a blow to Syria. He writes about it Mixednews.ru with reference to Global Research.
Americans call and write letters to members of Congress, urging lawmakers not to agree to a military strike against Syria.
Republican Party member Jim McDermott writes: “Calls and emails from my voters make up one hundred to one AGAINST intervening in the affairs of Syria. The American people speak out. ”
Republican Elijah Cummings wrote that the topic of 99 percent of calls to him was a protest against the attack.
Another Republican, Andy Harris, points out: "Voters who contacted my office by phone or email speak out against actions in Syria in the ratio of 523 to 4."
Republican Tim Griffin tweets: “Within a week, 225 received letters about Syria on my site, and of all 255, only three were in support of military actions.”
Republican Alan Lovental received more than 653's emails, calls and social media posts. Only eleven comments were in favor of the attack.
Republican Justin Amash tweeted: “I talked a lot with members of our armed forces. What I heard all the time was: “Please vote against the military actions in Syria”. ”
Finally, a survey conducted by one of the most popular sites in America showed that the overwhelming majority of the country's population are against military action in Syria: 78 to 1.
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