I wish world leaders would realise that there is only one side in the Syrian conflict and that is the side of peace. It is the side of innocent civilians being protected from the results of a cruel war. It is the side of children being able to grow up without the fear of bombing, shelling and attacks with chlorine and nerve gas.
Western nations are now contemplating further military action in a war situation which sees Russia, Iran Syria, Turkey, Israel, the Kurds, Islamic militants, the US, Britain and France as combatants. Further more Saudi Arabia is also contemplating military action in co-operation with the US.
This war is part of a tragic miasma. Surely, a diplomatic solution must be found.
The use of chemical weapons is a war crime. Would it not be a better solution if the major powers co-operated to identify the suspects and arrest them and then send them for trial at the Hague? This could be done.
The risks are such that the current military action could spread to neighbouring countries and that innocent civilians could suffer not just in Syria but in Israel, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iran. There is also a significant risk of a confrontation between Russia and the US and its allies. The peace of the whole world could be jeopardised.
Syrian civilians will not be helped if the war spreads; their plight could be made worse.
It is time for diplomacy not more war.
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