Intense debate at the Arab League today ended with a resolution, pushed by Qatar primarily, to authorize member nations to provide arms to Syrian rebels for the purpose of regime change. The resolution also invited the rebels to take the Syrian government’s former seat at the League.
The resolution was pushed by members of the Saudi-led GCC, while Iraq, Lebanon and Algeria opposed it and refused to endorsed the final statement. Iraq and Lebanon have both seen spillover from the Syrian war in recent weeks, while Algeria is likely afraid of the precedent of backing rebels giving their own long history of unrest.
The “authorization” to arm rebels is likely little more than a formality, as Qatar and others have been openly doing so for months, funneling large amounts of weaponry across the Turkish border with US help.
In other news, Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced his own nation will engage in “active efforts” to back Syria’s rebels after the EU relaxed an arms embargo on the nation. This will include providing the rebels with armored vehicles and body armor.
This.., as many other.., is the most desperate political move by the Arab league.., if only they knew what a hell is it that they are doing beside wanting to show the world that there is no intelligent left but act of desperations.., that is to say…, if there is any left of their intelligent to present any meaningful political or democratic move by what they do and have done thus far.
One of the Qatar dictators is the proud owner of Al Jazeera News, which is nothing to be proud of. It being about the most pro-war, pro-US, anti-Islam and anti-liberal propaganda generators in all of Western mainstream media.
what would it change for the syrian opposition to seat on this league or other arab league…, what they are doing not only is counts to nothing and is not going to do any good for the sake of syrian people.., in the other hand.., arab league see that syrian war is not winnable and the opposition been offered to negotiate with the legitimate syrian government.., as many other times the leaders of present arab league is bribing the syrian opposition. But there are those who wants for this war to continue.., Saudis and UAE in general are pushed by US and EU.., now they are going to legitimize their weapon export to the opposition knowing that they might accept the syrian government offer for negotiation.