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[quote=Beeb]European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition.
But there was "no immediate decision to send arms" to Syrian rebels and all other sanctions remained in force, the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a tweet.
The decision came after lengthy talks in Brussels.
A far-reaching package of sanctions against the government of Bashar al-Assad was due to expire on 1 June.
Britain and France had been pressing to send weapons to what they call moderate opponents of President Assad, saying it would push Damascus towards a political solution to the two-year conflict.
Mr Hague welcomed the outcome of the Brussels talks, saying it was "important for Europe to send a clear signal to the Assad regime that it has to negotiate seriously, and that all options remain on the table if it refuses to do so".
But other countries had opposed the move, saying it would only worsen the violence that has already cost at least 80,000 lives.
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BBC Source, should stay current: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22684948[/url]
And the quoted tweet: [url]https://twitter.com/WilliamJHague/status/339136170183237632[/url]
You know something's up when the angry letter writing isn't enough
"We aren't going to send you weapons but we won't not send you weapons either"
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40806611]"We aren't going to send you weapons but we won't not send you weapons either"[/QUOTE]
All I know is that my gut says Maybe.
They plan to laser engrave tiny little angry letters onto each of the bullets that they send
[QUOTE=leach139;40806688]All I know is that my gut says Maybe.[/QUOTE]
Neither "Agree" nor "Disagree" expresses my feelings towards this post. I feel neither one way nor the other.
[QUOTE]saying it would only worsen the violence that has already cost at least 80,000 lives.
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This. People are being murdered and the least that can be done is to limit the weapons involved.
Okay guys enjoy the prolonged civil war. I'd guess without foreign intervention it will keep going for years unless some kind of peace agreement is reached. My question for those foreign ministers is how they calculated the risk of their idealistic logistics plans working out.
[QUOTE=laserguided;40808587]Okay guys enjoy the prolonged civil war. I'd guess without foreign intervention it will keep going for years unless some kind of peace agreement is reached.[/QUOTE]
Wars usually take a good number of years.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40808595]Wars usually take a good number of years.[/QUOTE]
Oh obviously but this is going to take even longer, and more lives will be lost if they actually go through with arming the weak side. I'd even wager a break up of Syria.
They should probably leave the proxy warring to Saudi Arabia and Iran
[QUOTE=laserguided;40808601]Oh obviously but this is going to take even longer, and more lives will be lost if they actually go through with arming the weak side. I'd even wager a break up of Syria.[/QUOTE]
I'd hate to see Assad win, because the reprisals would be incredibly severe and the country would probably become an even more fascist state with people disappearing. With the Rebels winning, it really depends who wins. I do feel that in [i]some[/i] rebels there is hope.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;40808762]I'd hate to see Assad win, because the reprisals would be incredibly severe and the country would probably become an even more fascist state with people disappearing. With the Rebels winning, it really depends who wins. I do feel that in [i]some[/i] rebels there is hope.[/QUOTE]
I have a hunch the Islamists are going to win because they're the ones being regionally backed. Plus they even have oil fields, and significant international support because they turned it into a religious war.
[QUOTE=laserguided;40808774]I have a hunch the Islamists are going to win because they're the ones being regionally backed. Plus they even have oil fields, and significant international support because they turned it into a religious war.[/QUOTE]
Not to mention far more experience in fighting.
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