Finally, someone is talking sense
This is literally true, because the struggle in Syria is because of Assad. It is also true in general terms, as there are direct solutions, instead of the complicated ones that politicians have sought that are irrelevant to the original problem.
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s statement calling for supporting the fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and cooperating with them falls within the context of a direct solution. While arguing the case for military action against Daesh, he said there are around “70,000 Syrian opposition fighters — principally the FSA — who do not belong to extremist groups and with whom we can coordinate attacks on (Daesh).”
He clarified that the majority of the FSA are soldiers that defected from the Syrian army and have nothing to do with extremist ideology. Cameron’s statements came during a 10-hour debate in the House of Commons regarding Syria, in which he attempted to convince MPs to approve British airstrikes against Daesh in Syria. The debate between the British politicians was a heated one as usual. Assad attempted to thwart Cameron’s proposal by granting the BBC an interview that was broadcast the same day as the debate in the House of Commons; however, he failed.
Cameron defeated Assad’s logic, and MPs voted for military intervention. His justifications for intervention and vision of a solution are clear. Cameron sees that the problem in Syria is in both the Syrian regime as well as terrorist organizations. As long as fighting Daesh has become necessary for the security of Britain, Europe and the world, the solution is in supporting Syrian nationalists, like the FSA, and this can be the basis of a solution for the Syrian struggle.
The solution, which the Russians resorted to, and which some western governments no longer mind, is cooperating with the Assad regime to fight Daesh. However, this solution will fail as even if, in the best-case scenario, it resolves half of the problem and eliminates terrorist groups, it actually maintains the origin of the problem and the major source of tension, namely the regime.
Therefore, no matter what they do, terrorism will emerge again as long as the cause is there. What Cameron is calling for is supporting Syrian nationalist powers that are willing to fight terrorists to defend their land, and can establish a new government that represents all the Syrian people.
It’s true that the situation in Syria has become complicated; however, resolving it via the Russian approach of fighting Daesh and letting the Assad regime rule further complicates it. This proposal actually adds fuel to fire. We think the Russians who adopt this proposal, which is similar to Iran’s, will change their stance now that they deal with facts on the ground. Cameron indirectly spoke about this on Wednesday when he said the Russians have also begun to deal with the FSA and to recognize its presence.
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