Blocking Democracy as Syria’s Solution
The
solution to the crisis in Syria could be democracy – letting the people
of Syria decide who they want as their leaders – but it is the Obama
administration and its regional Sunni “allies,” including U.S.-armed
militants and jihadists, that don’t want to risk a democratic solution
because it might not achieve the long-held goal of “regime change.”
solution to the crisis in Syria could be democracy – letting the people
of Syria decide who they want as their leaders – but it is the Obama
administration and its regional Sunni “allies,” including U.S.-armed
militants and jihadists, that don’t want to risk a democratic solution
because it might not achieve the long-held goal of “regime change.”
Some
Syrian opposition forces, which were brought together under the
auspices of the Saudi monarchy in Riyadh this past week, didn’t even
want the word “democracy” included in their joint statement. The New
York Times reported on
Friday, “Islamist delegates objected to using the word ‘democracy’ in
the final statement, so the term ‘democratic mechanism’ was used
instead, according to a member of one such group who attended the
meeting.”
Syrian opposition forces, which were brought together under the
auspices of the Saudi monarchy in Riyadh this past week, didn’t even
want the word “democracy” included in their joint statement. The New
York Times reported on
Friday, “Islamist delegates objected to using the word ‘democracy’ in
the final statement, so the term ‘democratic mechanism’ was used
instead, according to a member of one such group who attended the
meeting.”
Even
that was too much for Ahrar al-Sham, one of the principal jihadist
groups fighting side-by-side with Al Qaeda’s Nusra Front, the two key
elements inside the Saudi-created Army of Conquest, which
uses sophisticated U.S.-supplied TOW missiles to kill Syrian government
troops.
that was too much for Ahrar al-Sham, one of the principal jihadist
groups fighting side-by-side with Al Qaeda’s Nusra Front, the two key
elements inside the Saudi-created Army of Conquest, which
uses sophisticated U.S.-supplied TOW missiles to kill Syrian government
troops.
