Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by NPFF
That would lead to interesting times indeed.
I don't see it happening within five years.a legitimation to meddle in internal politics of a sovereign country.
I could make a case that a country ruled by a dictator is not sovereign.
That would lead to interesting times indeed.
you could but it would be based on wishful thinking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_state
What I hear, what I hear? Fighters for freedom and democracy come together to help another tormented country. Among the famous fighters for freedom and democracy are the princes of Saudia Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain (?). Do not know if coming from Yemen and the UAE, Afghanistan and perhaps Pakistan, probably Iraq. Of course, a great friend of freedom and democracy around the world, the famous a only one-U.S, is always there to help and united demo-freedom fighters from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Afghanistan...
After all, ask Keleraba, he never lies.
Doesnt matter that it is a sovereign state.
Sovereignty isn’t a free ticket excuse to kill people without having outsiders interfering, we have had Responsibility to Protect (R2P) for years now where military measures can be taken against states who fail to protect their own citizens.
it actually does. a lot.
it isn't and outsiders are interfering already.Sovereignty isn’t a free ticket excuse to kill people without having outsiders interfering
as a last resort.we have had Responsibility to Protect (R2P) for years now where military measures can be taken against states who fail to protect their own citizens.
You're just theorizing, no such international law is on paper. Whoever interferes has to work around the law, which is basically declaring war on Syria. There has been so many warnings to their government, and they don't listen to anyone, it seems the only option. Question is how bad it has to get, how many civilians will die before anyone takes action.
I think most will agree that Assad belongs into a prison, the questions is how to get him there without turning a whole region into a war zone.
Or how many civilians will die because somebody takes action...
They don't have to listen to anyone. That what being a sovereign state comes down to.
As kher already mentioned there is the legal backdoor with R2P already.Whoever interferes has to work around the law
At the moment whoever interferes has to work around Russia and China - or get them on their side, which might be a refreshing approach.
The resistence is armed and waging war and the "coallition of the willing" that's pushing for intervention contains some not so democratic countries which makes me doubt the sincere intentions to improve things and that in this situation any side apart from the civillians caught in between the fighting are innocent.
How many will die during and afterwards?how many civilians will die before anyone takes action.
Being a sovereign state doesn't give you a carte blanche for killing your own population. Not sure what the right solution for syria is at the moment, however just because Assad is a dictator of a sovereign state doesn't allow him everything.
Whatever is done the region is involved, the violence is in Syria right now, but it's a regional problem.without turning a whole region into a war zone
Question for everyone: What do you see in the next five years for Syria?
I'd bet on a civil war for another two years, increasing number of refugees in surrounding countries. An international trade embargo.. I think Assad might be weakened but still there.
What makes Assad less criminal than George Bush, Barack Obama, Nikolas Sarkozy or Vladimir Putin? He does not have nukes and military power that enables him to carry out heinous crimes with impunity.
How about foreign population then? Is it OK to attack another country and kill hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. Recent happenings in the world say that this is OK.
Bingo!!!!!!
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