Syrian official says "war has reached stalemate"

"the government in Damascus will seek an end to external intervention, a ceasefire and the launching of a peaceful political process in a way that the Syrian people can enjoy self-determination without outside intervention and in a democratic way".

The above statement made by the Syrian government,as a starting point, sounds reasonable to me .It's imperative for both sides to stop killing each other and start talking which may lead to a political solution.But the Islamist's insistence of Assad's exclusion is not negotiable.Assad is the president of Syria whether they like it or not and he needs to be part of the process. A peace process could lead to his ousting but it's an unreasonable request as a pre-condition to talks.

I suspect the Islamist's demand for Assad's removal is a smokescreen to allow them continue their killings as demanded by their Saudi and Western masters because they know that the Syrian people do not view them as an acceptable alternative to Assad and that they would not win in any democratic elections. Their only way to power is if Assad
either steps down or killed and they are appointed by their Western masters and start ethnic cleansing as Islamists did in Libya.

Furthermore,France,US,UK, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey won't be happy with a political process.It was rejected before and it will be rejected again under false pretences. They want to see the country in ruins and help the neocons with their future plans on Iran.

Send the UN in ????? What the hell for they've never managed to keep the peace anywhere!!!People eventually tire of fighting in the same way Forrest Gump,tired of,and stopped running. Leave the idiots to it and one day they'll be saying the same as the peoples of former Yugoslavia "Zasto je nam to trebalo?" Translation "Why did we need that?". I hear it all the time over there.

Leonidas.
Your comment is right on the spot and I don't think we will see peaceful resolution any times soon.

Let's see how it works in Georgian conflict.

"...civilians are suffering, etc. etc."
"We urge immediate standown and resolution through peaceful means."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf4jh5Bcz1M

But, only day earlier Russia proposed immediate halt of fighting...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/08/08/idUSL8532079

"At an emergency session of the United Nations on Thursday night, Russia failed to push through a statement that would have called on both sides to stop fighting immediately.

Council diplomats said a phrase calling on all sides to "renounce the use of force" had been unacceptable to the Georgians, backed by the United States and the Europeans."

One day they don't want to renounce use of force, the next day they call for it????

"the government in Damascus will seek an end to external intervention, a ceasefire and the launching of a peaceful political process in a way that the Syrian people can enjoy self-determination without outside intervention and in a democratic way".

The above statement made by the Syrian government,as a starting point, sounds reasonable to me .It's imperative for both sides to stop killing each other and start talking which may lead to a political solution.But the Islamist's insistence of Assad's exclusion is not negotiable.Assad is the president of Syria whether they like it or not and he needs to be part of the process. A peace process could lead to his ousting but it's an unreasonable request as a pre-condition to talks.

I suspect the Islamist's demand for Assad's removal is a smokescreen to allow them continue their killings as demanded by their Saudi and Western masters because they know that the Syrian people do not view them as an acceptable alternative to Assad and that they would not win in any democratic elections. Their only way to power is if Assad
either steps down or killed and they are appointed by their Western masters and start ethnic cleansing as Islamists did in Libya.

Furthermore,France,US,UK, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey won't be happy with a political process.It was rejected before and it will be rejected again under false pretences. They want to see the country in ruins and help the neocons with their future plans on Iran.

Send the UN in ????? What the hell for they've never managed to keep the peace anywhere!!!People eventually tire of fighting in the same way Forrest Gump,tired of,and stopped running. Leave the idiots to it and one day they'll be saying the same as the peoples of former Yugoslavia "Zasto je nam to trebalo?" Translation "Why did we need that?". I hear it all the time over there.

Leonidas.
Your comment is right on the spot and I don't think we will see peaceful resolution any times soon.

Let's see how it works in Georgian conflict.

"...civilians are suffering, etc. etc."
"We urge immediate standown and resolution through peaceful means."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf4jh5Bcz1M

But, only day earlier Russia proposed immediate halt of fighting...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/08/08/idUSL8532079

"At an emergency session of the United Nations on Thursday night, Russia failed to push through a statement that would have called on both sides to stop fighting immediately.

Council diplomats said a phrase calling on all sides to "renounce the use of force" had been unacceptable to the Georgians, backed by the United States and the Europeans."

One day they don't want to renounce use of force, the next day they call for it????