US, RUSSIA AND CHINA INVOLVED IN THE CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA PLAY DANGEROUS GAMES

The Civil war in Syria is likely to last for an indefinite period with the govt forces under Bashar-Al-Asad and Free Syrian Army sticking to their guns. The G1 and G2 meetings held at Geneva having failed with the UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi playing the role of mediator whether a G3 meeting is a possibility, no one knows for sure.

Who is the real culprit or who are the real culprits? Bashar-Al-Asad? The Free Syrian Army? The P5 +1 nations – US, Britain, France, Russia  and China which are endowed with veto power in the UN Security Council or Germany? All of them, I would say. Russia and China having vetoed US sponsored resolutions whenever US planned military intervention in Syria to oust Bashar-Al-Asad from power since US considers Dr.Asad who is ruling Syria like a dictator massacring lakhs of civilians. Russia and China maintaining cordial relationship with Syria cannot even imagine a scenario with US locked in a conflict with Syria. Both Russia and China know, within no time the conflict will develop into a war with Syria with US forces pounding the embattled country.  Both Russia and China provide sophisticated weapons to Syria which the latter often launch against the Free Syrian Army causing loss of lives and destruction across the nation. It has been reported that more than 150000 Syrians, majority of them innocent civilians already massacred and five lakhs of civilians having crossed the border leaving their belongings and seek refuge in the nearby nations and pitch their tents.

While Russia and China provide logistical support and funds to the govt forces, US and Arab League countries especially Saudi Arabia arm the Free Syrian Army with modern weapons to fight it out with Asad’s forces.

Instead of arming Syria and rebel forces by US, Russia and China and take a plunge together to bring back normality across Syria it would have been heartening.

If all P5+1 nations unitedly tread along the path of amity and harmony to prevail upon both the warring factions to declare a ceasefire once and for all and enter into a dialogue and set the terms and conditions in an ambience of friendship and cordiality to end the animosity between the warring factions so as to reach a rapport between them it would have been better.

Syrian govt or rebel forces won’t dare to enter into another clash, if the P5 +1 nations join hands to enforce the terms and conditions with UN playing a prominent role.

Otherwise the Civil war is poised to enter a new phase with rivers of blood flowing across the nation.

US, Russia and China have in fact vested interests or ulterior motives to prolong the war for reasons best known to them. If these dominant nations could play a positive role in ending the civil war which is already on the threshold of fourth year with no sign of ending the conflict one is inclined to squarely blame US, Russia and China, ie the dominant players involved in the war games, the fate and plight of Syria would have been different today and he/she can’t be accused of casting aspersions on Russia and China.