By Finian Cunningham
SUMMARY:
Washington and its allies want regime change, while
Russia and Iran insist that President Bashar Assad and his government are the
legitimate ruling authorities in Syria.
Western powers and their regional
partners, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar in particular, are insisting –
explicitly or implicitly – on their objective of ousting Assad.
This premise of
unlawful interference in the affairs of a sovereign state is the crux of the
problem.
The nub of the proposed truce is that Syria and Russia are legally
entitled to eradicate ISIS, Al Nusra and related groups. However, “the related terror groups” also include many other militants whom Western
governments and Western media mendaciously refer to as “moderate rebels.” This is a risible fiction constructed by
Western governments, their regional partners and the Western media.
It is well documented that groups like Jaish al-Islam, Jaish al-Fateh,
Ahrar al-Sham and Farouq Brigade – heavily sponsored by Saudi Arabia and Qatar
– are integrated with the officially recognized Al Qaeda terrorist
organizations.
Even the so-called “secular” Free Syrian Army – much
championed by Washington – is in league with ISIS and Al Nusra, as are the
Turkmen brigades openly supported by
the Turkish government.
That’s why John Kerry has been so concerned to stymie Russia’s
intervention. That intervention ordered by President Vladimir Putin less than
five months ago is wiping out terror assets that Washington and its allies have
invested in for regime change in Syria over five years.
Washington and its
allies are not interested in peace. They want regime change – by hook or by
crook.
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