The conflict in Syria has continued to heat up. Accusations
have been flying around on the international stage that Russia is supporting
the Syrian government and the West is supporting the Free Syrian Army. The
reality of it is this; Russia is selling arms to Syria, the West is not selling
arms to the rebels. I find it ironic
that in the UN Security Council Russia has vetoed any resolutions on Syria
because it does not want to interfere in the affairs of another nation. Whilst
it is saying this at the UN it is providing one side of the conflict with arms
and helping to fuel the fires of destruction and murder.
Tensions between Syria and Turkey have also been flaring up
over the past few days; Syria shot down a Turkish jet that was in international
waters and fired at another. Two lives were lost and Turkey has reacted angrily
to its old ally.
The whole conflict has raised many questions over what to
do, personally I believe a UN Peacekeeping operation is what is required, which
would include troops from Western and Arab nations as well as Russia. One
solution proposed is arming the rebels, I would be a bit cautious about this,
the weapons could easily fall into the wrong hands. America arming the Taliban
didn’t work out very well in the long run.
The West should recognise that the MENA (Middle East and
North Africa) region is a very unstable one, as the 2011 revolutions show, so
acting recklessly could have serious ramifications for the future.
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