Posted February 7, 201213 yr http://www.euronews.net/2011/10/05/us-outr...ndemning-syria/ US outraged as Russia, China veto Syria Condemnation Russia and China have used their veto against a European-drafted UN resolution condemning Syria. The move split the Security Council, revealing a fundamental difference in approach to the Assad regime’s six-month crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. For Russia and China, threatening sanctions is too confrontational. Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin said: “We believe it unacceptable the threat of sanctions against the Syrian authorities. It’s against the principle of a peaceful settlement on the basis of a full Syrian national dialogue.” While Russia also claimed the move could have opened the door to a Libya-style military intervention, an outraged US counter claimed their veto was political. Susan Rice, US ambassador to the UN did not mince her words: “This is not about military intervention, this is not about Libya. That is a cheap ruse by those who’d rather sell arms to the Syrian regime than stand with the Syrian people.” While the protests continue across Syria, an unverified video showed support for the new Syrian opposition council recently formed in neighbouring Turkey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, how dare these pesky Russkies and Chinese assert themselves and not go along with everything the West dictates... How is this, in essence, any different to the US using its veto against UN resolutions against Israeli oppression of the Palestinians for the past 60 years...? And to be quite honest, if anyone thinks that the situation in Syria is as simplistic as saying "Assad bad/Rebels good", then they fail utterly to understand what's actually going on in Syria... For a start there's very real evidence that a lot of these rebels are outside agitators, possibly being armed by Qatar, and there's evidence emerging that the rebels are actually committing atrocities of their own, many of the rebels are also Islamists... So, perhaps Russia and China are correct to advise caution before we end up with another Libya or Iraq.... http://www.worldnewstribune.com/2012/01/29...d-to-islamists/
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