Ahead of an international meeting on the issue, Iran says it is ready to help international envoy Kofi Annan in his bid to bring peace to Syria, prompting harsh rejections from the US.
Annan called for the meeting, which will take place in Geneva on Saturday, to work with the regional players to find a way to stop the bloodshed in Syria. He has formally invited virtually all relevant counties except for Iran: Britain, China, France, Russia, the US, the European Union, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar.
“From the beginning we have supported Mr Kofi Annan’s plan and we believe that that’s the best way to resolve the issues in Syria. So any kind of consultations by Kofi Annan with the Islamic Republic of Iran is welcomed anytime,” said Iran’s UN Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee on Wednesday.
The US, along with Britain an France, have objected to Iran’s inclusion in the meeting, arguing that Iran’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad even as he committed atrocities disqualifies their presence.
But that is not a disqualification, as Russia’s inclusion clearly demonstrates. In fact, officials in Washington have been meeting with policymakers in Moscow for months, even as they continue to support and arm the Assad government.
And anyway, criticizing for Iran for meddling in Syria is patently hypocritical since the Obama administration, with the help of the CIA, has been funneling weapons to the Syrian rebels despite the fact that they have committed atrocities of their own. As Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma and an expert on Syria, wrote in Foreign Policy this month, “Let’s be clear: Washington is pursuing regime change by civil war in Syria.”
Washington is really objecting to Iran’s inclusion because that would be an admission that Iran as a power can play a role in regional developments. Washington’s aim has been to weaken and isolate Iran, not to bolster its influence by including them in regional talks.
But rejecting Iran’s request to help can only harm the potential for a constructive way forward in Syria, illustrating how little Washington cares about the humanitarian crisis there. Rather, geo-politics and power are their primary concerns and have been from the beginning.
This is not the Iranians war, Iran never been at war with any of its neighbors, nor is planing for one, unless Iran is attacked. In the other hand US and NATO are at wars for last 20 years, (if you don’t count from the US Korean war time or Europeans Vietnam and other wars before that) either way, this war is the Europeans and NATO-US wars, they are after to controlling their past colonials, they are after to recapture their colonial but facing a bolder and tougher challenges, they always selected the wrong way to solve the problem thinking that their militarism will show “them" what is capable off.
Therefore, they are (US-NATO) in a political and economic dilemma which didn't start with Bush or before him or when Obama took office, the economical and political problem that west is facing from when US-NATO started to believe that they can divide the world among themselves when Bush announced the New World Order in 1990s. There is no "world new or old order", there is no order at all, is a new world anarchism orchestrated and planed in terms of militarism hand in hand with political Neo Fascism gathering trying to get their hands of what is left of this world.
“The US, along with Britain and France, have objected to Iran’s inclusion in the meeting, arguing that Iran’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad even as he committed atrocities disqualifies their presence.”
Let’s be honest and put hypocrisy aside for a moment. Using their own criteria, the US, Britain, and France should be disqualified to attend because of their support of the armed foreign terrorists even as they have committed atrocities disqualifies their presence.
The leaders of those 3 countries, especially the Brutish, are pathetic liars. Russia supports President Assad even much more actively than Iran. Why then the idiots did not object to Russia attending?
Besides, supporting a sovereign leader is not the same as supporting terrorists, isn’t it Messers US, Bruts, and France? Your double-speak is exposed for all to see.
“West Rebuffs Iranian Offer to Help Kofi Annan with Peace in Syria”
Of course by west they mean the usual 3 stooges: US, Britain, and France.
Now, they rebuff Iranian offer to help with peace in Syria, but at the same time go to bed with terrible despotic regime of Saudi Arabia and Qatar that are flaming the war in Syria. Well, good for you, the “civilized” western countries. You don’t need to introduce yourselves because by now everyone knows who the hell you are!
Just as is the case in Israel regarding the Palestinians, peace is the last thing the US and UK want for Syria.
Is 'Syria' invited to the 'all important meeting' of planning "Syria's" future? If not, why not?
“West Rebuffs Iranian Offer to Help Kofi Annan with Peace in Syria”
Of course by west they mean the usual 3 stooges: US, Britain, and France.
Now, they rebuff Iranian offer to help with peace in Syria, but at the same time go to bed with terrible despotic regime of Saudi Arabia and Qatar that are flaming the war in Syria. Well, good for you, the “civilized” western countries. You don’t need to introduce yourselves because by now everyone knows who the hell you are!
Beside all said.., if you are a court of “law” or you want to act as one then you need to ask the plaintiff/defendant/prosecutor/witnesses and all involved to be present, here I don’t see any Syrian representatives, nor the Iranian or the Saudis, the Turkish government which is seating on side waiting for order from Denmark or Brussels to start the invasion and etc. Hillary Clinton is acting like a self proclaimed judge and jury, the enforcer of "prehistoric law” wanting for the regime to change itself without asking the Syrian people if the want it or not. Message to the US democratic party, perhaps Obama needs to look at this women and see through her and ask himself this question, what the hell is she doing and why did I made that favor to Bill Clinton offering Hillary Clinton this job.
Favoritism, nepotism is the core within the US democratic party losing their grip on democracy, which indicates the fact that: therefore, democracy is not functioning in US social political system.
I would not shed a single tear if Hilary were to suddenly drop off the face of the earth. She's a vile odious human being (remember her celebratory gloating over Ghadaffi's grisly death?). Everytime she opens her mouth claiming "such and such has to go," I feel like running to the nearest toilet.
I simply don't see her appeal.
US, EU & Brits are not relevant
It is ridiculous. US, GB and France are objecting to Iran being included in searching for a solution in Syria. They had been talking about Annan's peace plan as not working (albeit officialy supported it) and used it for arming terrorists. Of course they had to refuse accept Iranians as equals in finding solution. If they did not Jews would retaliate by not supporting Obama reelection in his bid to get reelected as a president of Israel (sorry for mistake – USA). Israel ill never accept Islamic Republic as an equal partner because they are a Jewish state