Russia and America need to be more fully engaged in Syria because, if they are not, the vacuum they leave will be filled by these regional powers with their sectarian and ethnic agendas. Britain could play a positive role here, but only if it stops taking part in “let’s pretend” games whereby hard-line jihadis are re-labelled as moderates. As with the Northern Ireland peace negotiations in the 1990s, an end to the wars in Syria depends on persuading those involved that they cannot win, but they can survive and get part of what they want. The US and Russia may not be the superpowers they once were, but only they have the power to pursue such agreements.
[source : Syria crisis: Let's welcome Russia's entry into this war, The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/syria-crisis-lets-welcome-russias-entry-into-this-war-a6678526.html, 3rd October 2015]
But which 'regional powers' is Montefiore talking about?
Regional powers such as Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf monarchies do have a strong measure of control over their local proxies.
OK. So far Montefiore has mentioned Russia, America, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf monarchies.
Doe he mention anyone else?
Yes. The Kurds.
In political terms, the disparity is even greater because the militarily powerful Kurdish minorities in Iraq and Syria, though Sunni by religion, are more frightened of Isis and extreme Sunni Arab jihadis than they are of anybody else.
Anyone else? If you are looking for Montefiore to mention anyone else involved in the war in Syria then, no, he does not. But he does drag in religion:
Intertwined struggles for power pit Assad against a popular uprising, Shia against Sunni, Kurd against Arab and Turk, Isis against everybody, Iran against Saudi Arabia and Russia against the US.
With this reference to Shia, Montefiore implicitly drags in Hezbollah.
But what about the nuclear state of Israel?
Doesn't Israel actually share a border with Syria? The notorious Golan Heights, for example?
Isn't Israel a regional power...with nuclear weapons...that has bombed Syria several times during the last 4 years...sometimes in attacks that were coordinated with the cutthroat Jihadis?
And isn't Israel providing medical assistance to the cutthroat Jihadis?
Again and again and again, Patrick Montefiore Cockburn refuses to mention the nuclear state of Israel.
WHY?!
Is Montefiore pretending that Israel does not exist?
And if so, is it do with his marriage?
Yo!
Montefiore!
What about A Clean Break?
What about Rebuilding America's Defenses?
What about the plan revealed to General Wesley Clark shortly after 9/11?
What about The Redirection?
The Independent introduces this latest bollocks from Montefiore thus:
In the second part of his series, our respected commentator says Vladimir Putin’s military intervention could hasten the war’s end
Respected?
BOLLOCKS!
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