The International Red Cross has now declared that the conflict in Syria is a full blown civil war. This means that combatants captured will have certain rights relating to their care and non-torture, and that the opposing forces and groups are automatically accountable before the International Criminal Court for war crimes.
I don’t think this will make any difference in the behavior of the al-Assad regime, but at least one international organization has finally had the courage to call the Syrian conflict by its proper name.
And let me say that :
I am tired of every person trying to bring an end to the crisis appearing before TV cameras to say he or she is “shocked”. No one ought to be shocked anymore.
I am tired of diplomats going to Damascus to try to reason with al-Assad. Diplomacy requires two willing sides and there is no one in Damascus willing to listen to reason.
I am tried of international groups organizing meetings to discuss what should be done and who should do it. The results are meaningless.
I am tired of al-Assad saying he is only trying to eliminate terrorists. He is the terrorist.
I am tired of Russia saying that the Syrian people should be allowed to decide their own future when it seems clear that Russia is supplying al-Assad with the weapons he needs to ensure that no Syrian ever gets the chance to voice his or her opinion in a civilized way.
I am just tired.
When is someone going to take out al-Assad or at least disable his military capability?
Those are now the only questions that anyone ought to be asking or discussing.
WOW! Taking someone out on a Sunday.Your right the only sensible action is a group few teams (preferably Green Berets) to go in there and eliminate al-Assad.
ReplyDeleteAssad has once again proved that he's a lair, cheat, friend of Russia (and Vise Verse), a murderous thug that if this were about Gang Turf he would have been dead months ago.It's not that complicated. Except our president doesn't seem to ant that to happen - no matter what he or his administration says in front of the camera.
Mogadishu all over again. Been there and done that.
A rhetorical question - Does Obama not know he has at his disposal some well trained hit squads
After re-reading your posting something came to mind.
ReplyDeleteWhy do any of us expect anything from from any of these "World Agencies"( Red Cross, Amnesty Int., any an/or all UN organizations including UNICEF, etc.). When they finally do something it's months down the road and generally far too little too late. How many people have died in Syria waiting for the Red Cross to make this startling announcement?
WE (the Western governments) have no leverage in the middle east at all. From our standpoint we were tested at 911 and we failed the test. We showed a weakness, we blinked first, our response was considered a joke. Remember I was in agreement with the speed of the response, the severity was missing the high level of the World Trade Center and all the innocent deaths that day.. In the Islamic/terrorists community we are considered shiverless, spineless combatants.Not worth of their concern.
I sick and tired of being sick and tired...of Syria.
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