I loathe what Bashar Assad is doing to his people in Syria, but am not sure deposing him is the answer. Getting rid of Moammar Gadhafi made things worse in Libya; we should have dealt with his sons.
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In reference to Russia’s alleged responsibility for Sunday’s deadly strikes in Idlib, a senior State Department official said it was not for the USA or the US coalition to investigate claims of collateral damage by Russian aircraft. The Islamic State wants control of Syria; we should do nothing to aid it.
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The resolution calls on the secretary-general to convene representatives of the Syrian government and opposition “to engage in formal negotiations on a political transition process on an urgent basis, with a target of early January 2016 for the initiation of talks”. It includes U.N.-mediated talks between the Syrian government and moderate opposition, a cease-fire and establishment of a transitional government, followed by elections within 18 months.
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He also said that the defamation suits would not scare him from his path and his fight against corruption would continue. What compounded the crisis for Jaitley and his party was the attack by BJP lawmaker Kirti Azad on the issue.
The adopted resolution says that “the Syrian people will decide the future” of their country.
Still, it notes that the cease-fire “will not apply to offensive or defensive actions” against the Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front.
The group discussed the mounting terrorism around the world and how to respond to terrorist threats.
“Terrorist groups have no place in this national dialogue”, he said. “Without a cease-fire, peace talks can not continue to produce results”, he said.
The meeting will focus on recent developments in Syria’s internal conflict.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution Friday demanding that “all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians and civilian objects” as well as “any indiscriminate use of weapons, including through shelling and aerial bombardment”. The report said that cluster bombs were used on at least 20 occasions since Russian Federation and Syria began a joint offensive on September 30.
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Associated Press writer Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed.
