Syrian rebels have once again angrily condemned offers for negotiations with the Assad government, insisting that they would never negotiate until Assad announced his immediate resignation, adding that they believe he and other members of the regime are “criminals and we will not negotiate with a criminal.”
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said that the government was ready to negotiate without any precondition, and that they were even willing to negotiate with armed factions, and indeed anyone else willing to negotiate with them.
The comments are a step forward for Syria’s government in agreeing to negotiation, as previous offers have come with preconditions of a ceasefire. The rebel position, which is to reject any talks, has not changed.
The rebels appear not to have an endgame that involves a negotiated settlement, despite the apparent stalemate of the ongoing civil war. Minor territorial gains are forever being reported, but the rebels seem no closer to actually conquering the nation, let alone imposing a new government on the nation.
this was Obama-Clinton message from day one, before the "civil war" …message: Assad must go. They pushed that message, people seem to forget the willingness of the WH to push for overthrow. Then how quickly they skirted the issue. of course, that was back when the Libyan adventurism was going so well (at least on the surface/msm drivel…)
now where are we at? A useless opposition group making demands because Kerry et al in Roma may make these idiots look appealing to the donor crowds?
er., oppositional fighters for hire convention in Rome, sponsered by Kerry-Obama…
well, 2+ years and blah blah. blah. Assad is not falling. 100 years of stupidity from Ango-Franco-American alliance baiting angry men to kill for empire and promise of land. French Americans still don't get their countries hands in all of this.
To save their masters face they will say and do anything..,
"Minor territorial gains are forever being reported, but the rebels seem no closer to actually conquering the nation, let alone imposing a new government on the nation."
Yet, the media continues to claim – as they've been doing for two years now – that the regime will fall at any moment. Any media outlet that's worth any grain of salt would be embarassed by this kind of one-sided reporting based on "reports" from "activists" (i.e., the rebels). They've yet to conquer any major cities or establish any kind of stronghold worth anything in the country. the Syrian military is well armed and determined to vanquish these vermin from their country – especially after the atrocious bombing in Damascus last week which the US couldn't even bring themselves to condemn.