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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2012, 04:12 PM Jul 2012

US stance on Syria 'justification of terrorism' - Lavrov

Moscow has hit out at Washington over its comments on last week's blasts in Damascus which killed President Assad's key aides.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the US practically justified terrorism.

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US stance on Syria 'justification of terrorism' - Lavrov (Original Post) The Northerner Jul 2012 OP

Russia is justifying and along with Iran supplying the weapons to slaughter innocent people in Syria julian09 Jul 2012 #1

That makes the U.S. and Saudis about as pure in their motives and methods as the others. leveymg Jul 2012 #2

It's a war against repression julian09 Jul 2012 #5

It's a sectarian religious war that goes back generations. The Alawite regime believes the only leveymg Jul 2012 #6

I recommend people to see what Fahrid Zakaria said about Syria on John Stewart on monday. Lars77 Jul 2012 #3

Also heard on RT Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror pam4water Jul 2012 #4

julian09

(1,435 posts)

1. Russia is justifying and along with Iran supplying the weapons to slaughter innocent people in Syria

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 04:36 PM

Jul 2012

I hope the Syrian rebels tell the Russians to stay in their own country, once they get Assad out, the Russians have a lot of Syrian blood on their hands. They won't forget who was against them.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

2. That makes the U.S. and Saudis about as pure in their motives and methods as the others.

Reply to julian09 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 05:13 PM

Jul 2012

By picking and arming sides in a religious war, we're complicit in everything our "allies" do. Including terrorism.

julian09

(1,435 posts)

5. It's a war against repression

Reply to leveymg (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:20 PM

Jul 2012

they failed against Assads father but this may end differently for the opposition.
The Russians are calling the rebels terrorists echoing the Assad regime of calling the oppressed terrorists, they are not concerned about Syrian people but their own interest in keeping Assad in power, to project there power in the region. They will suffer the same fate as Assad and be rejected by the Syrian people.

leveymg

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6. It's a sectarian religious war that goes back generations. The Alawite regime believes the only

Reply to julian09 (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:40 PM

Jul 2012

way to prevent their own annihilation is to repress the Sunni majority and maintain control over the Syrian state. The last round of this war was a Sunni uprising from 1976-82, when approximately 60-100,000 people were killed on both sides. That war also had regional dimensions, with the Saudis and Iranians contributing money and arms. The Alawite have long been persecuted by the Sunni majority, going back to the reign of the Ottoman Turks when they were branded an apostate cult, and they have a well-founded fear of genocide if the Ba'ath Party loses the control and protection of the Syrian Army.

The oppression and violence is on both sides, and the stakes are much wider and deeper than the survival in power of the Assad clan or the rather marginal support of the Russians.