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Old 09-01-13, 05:50 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Mittelwaechter View Post
No full scale invasion of Syria, but a clear UN scripted conquest of rather small areas to create save zones for civilians. All civil war parties should agree with it, should they? There would be no fighting necessary, if they would support the safety of the people.
There would be no fighting necessary if they would support the peace for the country. Thjey should agree with it, shouldn'T they?

Well, "should" is not "would".

The zones you envision would need solid protection. Else you end up like the Dutch at Srebrenica. Solid protection needs a robust mandate. A VERY robust mandate. You need huge and costly military resources and a whole lot of money. You need the UNSC speaking unisono for all that. You will not get that. You need to fight your way in, and then keep on fighting to hold your ground. Hezbollah and Iran are against negotiations, so is Assad, so is AQ, the radical militias, parts of the FSA. Even if the FSA would sympathise with your idea (which i doubt they do), you would still need to fight on two fronts against two different enemies at the same time, with the Lebanon soup cooking over any moment and spilling into Israel. A brawl everybody against everybody.

Don't want to attack you, but: stop dreaming. It's reality you are dealing with. And reality is no vegetarian, but a carnivore.
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