• Syria deputy PM admits neither side can win, says government would support ceasefire monitored by in
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24167762[/url] [quote]Syria's deputy prime minister says the civil war has reached stalemate with neither side strong enough to win. Qadri Jamil told the UK's Guardian newspaper that in proposed peace talks in Geneva, Damascus would call for a ceasefire with international monitors. The BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says Mr Jamil seems to be reflecting a drive by Russia to prepare for peace talks.[/quote]
I was worrying that the country was going to start balkanizing. I guess this is the best solution.
Just stop the bloodshed. Engage in negotiations for the betterment of the people and the institution of a liberal democracy. lol who am i kidding
A stalemate is probably the best situation for inducing a negotiation. If either side had the outright advantage, they'd press it for all it's worth.
I can't see the rebels accepting this, honestly.
The rebels aren't exactly a hivemind though, are they? They don't have official representatives to lead them and make these kinds of decisions, so I'm not really seeing how this is going to work.
'Tomorrow' another attack by a random group of fighters, perhaps foreign, who didn't get the memo, will hit the regime areas. And the fighting will resume.
Obama: Not enough Syria!
Why would the rebels accept a ceasefire at this point? The regime they've spent this time fighting would be left "in power". Surely they would want some compensation? I just can't see them accepting at this point.
[QUOTE=jesse1412;42253140]Why would the rebels accept a ceasefire at this point? The regime they've spent this time fighting would be left "in power". Surely they would want some compensation? I just can't see them accepting at this point.[/QUOTE] [quote]He said that if the long-delayed Geneva peace talks were revived, the government would propose a ceasefire monitored by troops from neutral or friendly countries. This, he said, would pave the way for a peaceful political process, free from outside interference. Nobody should fear, he added, that the regime in its current form would continue.[/quote] Essentially the old regime would go. And people would get what they were protesting for before this turned into a civil war.
Man this was the kind of outcome I wanted but never expected. It's too bad that if they do this I can see the US+Israel installing a leader that supports them instead of letting the people decide.
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