Syria and the lack of action

[russell]

So Ban Ki-moon Kofi Annan,Obama, Cameron etc are making a real difference by condemning the violence in Syria. I expect unless we see a video of Assad executing some Syrian children and his wife sporting a handbag made from the skin of innocent women, it will be more lip-service. Should there be some intervention?

[AtW]

Should there be some intervention?

Yes, but Putin is doing his best to protect his spiritual friend.

[russell]

Yes, but Putin is doing his best to protect his spiritual friend.

That is an excuse, they disregarded the UN before, when they went to Iraq. It's because Obama is looking for a second term, shameful.

[AtW]

That is an excuse, they disregarded the UN before, when they went to Iraq.

There were some technical reasons that allowed them to do it, but the results were very bad and Obama made a lot of political capital on it.

Libya was a good example however that it can be done but this time Russia won't accept it, just shows how low the role of the country now is under Putin - come to think of it he did the same thing in Chechnya in 1999 and the West was silent: he certainly can see clear parallels so he is doing his best to protect his scumbag friends.

[eek]

There were some technical reasons that allowed them to do it, but the results were very bad and Obama made a lot of political capital on it.

Libya was a good example however that it can be done but this time Russia won't accept it, just shows how low the role of the country now is under Putin - come to think of it he did the same thing in Chechnya in 1999 and the West was silent: he certainly can see clear parallels so he is doing his best to protect his scumbag friends.

I take it you won't be going back to Russia in the next few years.

[SupremeSpod]

I take it you won't be going back to Russia in the next few years.

Other than in a couple of diplomatic bags...

[Mich the Tester]

There were some technical reasons that allowed them to do it, but the results were very bad and Obama made a lot of political capital on it.

Libya was a good example however that it can be done but this time Russia won't accept it, just shows how low the role of the country now is under Putin - come to think of it he did the same thing in Chechnya in 1999 and the West was silent: he certainly can see clear parallels so he is doing his best to protect his scumbag friends.

Be very careful of people who try to poke you with an umbrella!

[Mich the Tester]

Which part of "there's no oil in Syria" do you find difficult to understand?

There is oil in Syria. Not an awful lot, but there is oil; quite a lot of gas too.

[TimberWolf]

There is oil in Syria. Not an awful lot, but there is oil; quite a lot of gas too.

The Wiki says that they are expected to be a net importer of oil in 2012. High unemployment, high birth rate, once relied on oil exports ... everything sounds fine.

[Mich the Tester]

The Wiki says that they are expected to be a net importer of oil in 2012. High unemployment, high birth rate, once relied on oil exports ... everything sounds fine.

That’s a sign of the abject stupidity of Assad. They’ve got oil and gas and lots of sunshine; they could easily be self-sufficient in energy AND export oil, gas and electricity, but the place is run by a loony.