US supplying arms to Syrian rebels, uprising aim is to get rid of Russian naval base

The US-based intelligence-gathering firm Stratfor says most of the claims by the Syrian opposition about the seriousness of the country's crisis are untrue. The company insists protesters are exaggerating, to win support from powers like the US.
­Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, a former Reagan administration official, told RT he believes Washington is doing more than simply backing the rebels diplomatically.
"The United States is bold in stirring up the opposition and in arming it. They used the cover of the Arab Spring and Arab protests as they did in Libya," he said. "These are not spontaneous protests, and certainly in an authoritarian state like Syria you wouldn't find people in opposition able to readily supply themselves with arms, with military weapons."

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[Smartaz4U]

@vyperius Because he's a dictator who won't negotiate.The forces are there to keep Syrians from being wiped out...enough is enough.Because of the so called 'dialogues',Syria is worse than Libya now,and Libya is just an excuse.Time to try something else.

[Smartaz4U]

@vyperius Before it wouldn't have happened,but soon I wouldn't be surprised about naval base,as Russia rubbed alot of people wrong now.Russia wants THEIR puppet(Assad) in power instead of NATO's,right?How about we let the Syrians decide what they want with a majority vote when this is over.the way it SHOULD be?Afterwards,members from every country can keep tabs on the politicians to keep it clean,eh?I don't see why the new Syrian President to be wouldn't allow Russia to keep their base there.

[vyperius]

@Smartaz4U I didn't mean you personally. Do you see the US or Nato at the negotiating table with Assad and the Russians? Nope. But do you see the gathering of forces and SAS already on the ground? Yup. The West have engineered this uprising just as they did in Libya, and they want a war out of it.

[Smartaz4U]

@vyperius NOT INTERESTED?!I haven't slept worth a crap for days feeling we've turned our backs on the oppressed asking for help,ulcers flared up,and we're now going to blow millions on aid all because of this.If your going to do dialogues,then do dialogues,dam it!Don't stall and drag your feet to make money off arms while thousands are being murdered.Believe what you want,I'm sick of trying to explain to anyone who selects his beliefs.Have a nice day.

[vyperius]

@Smartaz4U The Russians are trying to steer it towards talks instead of bombing, but their primary concern is their naval base in my opinion. They know that if Nato installs a puppet govt, it will be closed shortly after. Russia don't care for democracy it's all about preserving strategic positions, and that means peace not war.

[Smartaz4U]

@vyperius All I see here is more and more security force desserts to join FSA every day because they refuse to attack civilians.They need to have a vote there(between all the people,NOTpoliticians) on whether to replace Assad or not,but so far it seems the majority wants him out,as he attacks any city with tanks that disagrees with him.Genocide is not the answer.Whoever wins,Russia will still have their dam naval base there,so what's the problem?I thought Russia would PROMOTE democracy?yeah,rite

[vyperius]

@Smartaz4U Russia has armed Syria to the teeth in anticipation of Nato strikes, and to help fight the "rebels" who are backed by the West just as in Libya. The Syrian people do not want the UN to get involved, because they know what happened in Iraq and Libya. Well except the rebel mouthpieces you will see on the mainstream media of course, they can't wait for the UN to come "save them". The Russians are the only ones trying to start a dialogue, the West is not interested.

[Smartaz4U]

@vyperius Well,before this,Putin was dragging his feet on the so called 'dialogues' and stalling for time while selling assad tanks,and while we were waiting Assad is destroying citys with these tanks and people dieing.While we're still waiting for dialogues,we may as well give the people a way to survive in the meantime,as that's important too,eh?Putin uses Libya as excuse,but this is worse than Libya thanks to him.THANK YOU SAS FOR YOUR HUMANITARIAN WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vyperius]

@Smartaz4U Do you know why Russia vetoed the UN resolution? It demanded that the Syrian army stopped attacking the rebels, and the Russians asked for it to also include that the rebels could not attack or take more towns during the ceasefire. The West refused this addition, so the Russians vetoed.

[vyperius]

@Smartaz4U The Russians are in talks with the Assad regime trying to resolve the civil war, and are asking for any country with influence over the "rebels" to bring them to the table, but I doubt that will happen. As the deaths mount up, it seems only a matter of time before Nato will act. British SAS are already on the ground in Syria arming and directing the rebels. Putin called the West "a bull in a china shop" yesterday.