Monday, 10 April 2017

Letter to the I: Syrian Civil War

Colin Lester's letter very much exaggerated the success of the US-Russian chemical weapons disarmament deal in Syria.  It is evident now that Assad had never intended to give up his weapons.  He and Russia cleverly exploited the Western public's fear of intervention in the Syrian Civil War to give us the excuse we needed to go back to watching the carnage on television.
     I partly disagree with Peter Dorr's letter with regards to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's cancellation of his trip to Moscow.  What President Putin wants above all else is legitimacy.  We have to show that he can't have it by acting like a gangster.  But what we can do is tell Russia in no uncertain terms the only way out of Syria for them is a negotiated solution between their puppet state and the rebels.

Regards


Zachary Barker

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