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Qatar PM calls for arming Syrian rebels

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The international community should provide arms to Syria’s opposition and Arab countries should take the lead in providing a safe haven for rebels inside Syria, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said on Monday.

“I think we should do whatever is necessary to help them, including giving them weapons to defend themselves,” the prime minister said during a visit to Norway.

While the West has dismissed talk of a Libya-style NATO role to support the opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Gulf Arab states have pushed for a more forceful stance. Saudi Arabia said on Friday it would back the idea of arming rebels.

The Qatari prime minister said that Arab countries should take part in an international military effort to stop the bloodshed in Syria after 11 months of insurrection against Assad in which thousands have been killed.

“Since we failed in the Security Council to do something, I think we have to try to do something to send enough military help to stop the killing,” he said.

Reuters

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33 responses to “Qatar PM calls for arming Syrian rebels”

  1. ba Avatar
    ba

    If youre going to give them weapons make sure you give it to one group or a group of defectors like an entire regiment or battalion that defects and fights together. The situation is very fragile to say the least. You can not send weapons into Syria hoping to remove Bashar and unite the opposition after the fighting ends. We cant have another Libya where militias are refusing to surrender the weapons they have and clash over territory daily. Im against Arming them to the point where they become a threat. If Turkey sends 40,000 soldiers across the border and setup a buffer zone about 30km deep and Jordan do the same Im sure more generals would defect with disciplined soldiers not militias. If we start sending weapons into the county we may get chaos for a long long time. The problem is the FSA is not organized and will not be without a buffer zone. Putting an army together needs organization and space to assemble and operate. Just sending weapons in will create a insurgency controlled by militias linked to political parties with political goals. I just hope they do this responsibly but I dont think they will.

    1. josephphdman Avatar
      josephphdman

      hey you are not only  a bad ass  but you are also a dumb ass ;
      any incursion by turkey into syria it is considered a declaration of war and  that will lead to a regioanal war in the area ,because all the arab countries will be drawned inn including iran , so this is not a good solution mr stupid ass

      1. ba Avatar
        ba

        I think they already did everything but that since an armed group called the fsa is openly based in turkey and is killing syrian army daily. You are too dam stupid. should have stuck to playing with your self thinking about the 72 virgins you were mentioning you stupid fool

  2. Bad Ass Avatar
    Bad Ass

    If youre going to give them weapons make sure you give it to one group or a group of defectors like an entire regiment or battalion that defects and fights together. The situation is very fragile to say the least. You can not send weapons into Syria hoping to remove Bashar and unite the opposition after the fighting ends. We cant have another Libya where militias are refusing to surrender the weapons they have and clash over territory daily. Im against Arming them to the point where they become a threat. If Turkey sends 40,000 soldiers across the border and setup a buffer zone about 30km deep and Jordan do the same Im sure more generals would defect with disciplined soldiers not militias. If we start sending weapons into the county we may get chaos for a long long time. The problem is the FSA is not organized and will not be without a buffer zone. Putting an army together needs organization and space to assemble and operate. Just sending weapons in will create a insurgency controlled by militias linked to political parties with political goals. I just hope they do this responsibly but I dont think they will.

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      Anonymous

      hey you are not only  a bad ass  but you are also a dumb ass ;
      any incursion by turkey into syria it is considered a declaration of war and  that will lead to a regioanal war in the area ,because all the arab countries will be drawned inn including iran , so this is not a good solution mr stupid ass

      1. Bad Ass Avatar
        Bad Ass

        I think they already did everything but that since an armed group called the fsa is openly based in turkey and is killing syrian army daily. You are too dam stupid. should have stuck to playing with your self thinking about the 72 virgins you were mentioning you stupid fool

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          Anonymous

          yu knowed nothin mr turky = salafite 72 vegin are goood mr all prostaet problema go 

      2. Jessica Habib Avatar
        Jessica Habib

        you are so stupid and racist! Keep adding likes to your comments with proxy servers If it makes you feel better. Since Iran wants to be wiped off the planet and have an orgy in heaven why dont they just declare war on the world now? Why wait to have nukes? they could destroy the middle east now you stupid sh—-it. You have a phd in crap and lies. Racist pig. People like you are the problem in the world. You probably masturbate to a picture of Dick Chaney and Gorge W Bush every day like 10 times a day while listening to Rush Lemboh. Sheea are Nazi ? You stupid dog! So Christians all want to kill muslims because they started the crusade and all these recent wars, Sunni want to kill all sheea and all jews want to kill all other religions and the world is full of hate? If anything its stupid people like you that cause all the problems in the world. Unfortunately people like you exist in all religions and in all nations. 

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          Anonymous

          “orgy in heaven” sounds good, count me in.

      3. Rabih Hmaydani Avatar
        Rabih Hmaydani

         dude relax youre like hitler on steroids

    2. Rabih Hmaydani Avatar
      Rabih Hmaydani

       I would agree with you but its not going to happen because its the safest and fastest way to end the war and the powers that be want to sell weapons and make money for a long time. I read your comments. I was also In the Army a long time back (CA National Guard) and went to rotc at ucla. Youre thinking like a military man with a good military plan IF YOU WANTED TO ACTUALLY DO GOOD AND HELP PEOPLE. The powers in the world dont. They want to kill and sell weapons because Syria is not a oil state.

      1. Bad Ass Avatar
        Bad Ass

         I was in the Army reserves. I didnt go to rotc I received a direct commission after college and went to OCS then language school in N.California. Im also from California (Manhattan Beach)

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          Anonymous

          What is your connection to Lebanon, otherwise middle east. I am also in N. California, Fresno. But was in Lebanon during civil war.

        2. Bad Ass Avatar
          Bad Ass

           meyosemite, Im Lebanese. I was in Lebanon during the Aoun war in the lat 80s. We were visiting and the war started, airport closed and 2 years later we left.

  3. dateam Avatar
    dateam

    how about in qatar we allow political parties and form a government to run the country instead of the monarchy running everything?????

    1. Statewide Financial Avatar
      Statewide Financial

       no they dont need that only syria needs iraq style democracy. what if syria and iran started sending weapons to bahrain how would you feel then?

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    Anonymous

    how about in qatar we allow political parties and form a government to run the country instead of the monarchy running everything?????

    1. Statewide Financial Avatar
      Statewide Financial

       no they dont need that only syria needs iraq style democracy. what if syria and iran started sending weapons to bahrain how would you feel then?

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      Anonymous

      Or at least maybe a Queen on occasion ??

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