The dynamics of Syria are disturbing. The people are dedicated to their democracy. Some of the cities/neighborhoods have already formed their own democracies. They are not going to give it up. They don't care the cost.
The Russians wanted the rebels to come to the table to achieve a bilateral solution. That isn't going to happen. They have been too oppressed for too long to provide a reasonable venue for negotiations.
The rebels/citizens/terrorists (depending if one is viewed by Assad or not) Syrians are not going to stop their fighting. They love life, but, they are refusing to allow any Western force to be involved. The Syrians do not want to be occupied while they set up a new paradigm. The citizen militia is receiving recognition within their own communities. The dead are buried with conviction and honor, including children.
The UN needs to continue to seek humanitarian support and refugee camps. The Assad regime is committing genocide in slow motion, especially considering his minority ethnic status as a leader. He needs to stop, but, won't. He is no longer admired by the Syrian people, but, will do nothing to remove himself from his thrown.
Thank you, Mr. Annan. Your sincere attempts are noted. We need to support the Syrian people enough for their survival. I believe they need a model similar to Libya, but, they are not on the Mediterranean Sea with a large desert as a neighbor.
BEIRUT/ALEPPO: Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (click title to entry - thank you) has quit his post as international peace envoy to Syria, shooting down hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the increasingly bloody conflict.
Annan denied this resignation meant the Syrian people would be left to fend for themselves as battles raged in Aleppo, killing at least 60 people.
Annan, who’s mission, centered on an April cease-fire that never took hold, blamed “finger-pointing and name-calling” at the U.N. Security Council for his decision to quit, but suggested his successor may have better luck.
“I did not receive all the support that the cause deserved,” Annan told a hastily scheduled news conference in Geneva. He said “continuous finger-pointing and name-calling” in the Security Council had hindered his attempts to implement the so-called six-point peace plan....
