How can you even torpedo peace talks that don't include most sides of the civil war?
ISIS and Al Nusra were not even included and they are a major force in this civil war
What
Why would you do this?
The very act of negotiating grants legitimacy to them, negotiating with Muawiyah is what killed Caliph Ali, negotiating with Al-Bagdhadi would grant him legitimacy as Caliph because he'd be brushing shoulders with the leaders of the world, you can't make a greater mistake than negotiating with them.
Jaish Al Islam and Ahrar Al Sham were rejected by Assad and the Russians (Rightly so, as they are all jihadists/salafists not too different to ISIS), The Kurds got rejected by Turkey and Assad is seen as soon to be gone by pretty much anyone who isn't his cousins, wife, sons and Iran so anything he agrees upon, which obviously would not include kicking himself out, will not have any lasting effect.
These "peace talks" are some kind of a ruse for something. i am not sure what though. could be to try and ease the pressure on Europeans, could be to try to actually have peace talks between Turkey, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia and could be just so Obama and Kerry could act like they have any clue about foreign relations.
A ruse for unfucking the middle east?
It's now obvious most leaders underestimated this civil war and its implications. this is not some tribal war buried somewhere in an african jungle, this affects the entire world and if it doesn't end soon, it could even get worse and these peace talks are not a serious effort to end it so i am starting to think most leaders still either underestimate the gravity of the situation, are too scared to act seriously or just wish to pass the little time they have left in power by kicking the can further down the road.
No one underestimates the gravity of the situation, everyone accepts that one mistake can cause WWIII. Vilanat, why doesn't Israel roll the IDF through Syria and exterminate ISIS? They could pull it off, but the answer is simple - so much could go wrong, and it would have devastating blowback consequences.
Ukraine has drawn up plans for a potential military contribution to the fight against Isis in Syria in a move that could also pit its troops against Russian forces in the Middle East.
An options paper drawn up by Ukraine’s defence ministry is to be discussed this week during a visit by US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, who has been touring the world gathering support for the war against the extremist jihadist group.
According to those who have read it, the paper – produced at the behest of President Petro Poroshenko – highlights the possibility of Ukrainian forces coming up against Russian forces in Syria, and details potential contributions.
A Ukrainian government source said: “We have prepared a range of options for our support against Isis including in Syria, which could include troops. It could result in potential clashes with Russians.”
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Time to join the !fun!
I wonder if Putin would be willing to fight a conflict against NATO? Surely not...