Speaking in Damascus, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem appeared acutely aware of how much has changed since last August, when the U.S. was threatening to carry out punitive airstrikes against Assad’s government in the wake of the chemical attack. Since then, global disapproval has shifted away from Assad and toward the Islamic extremists who are fighting him and spreading destruction across Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n
Al-Moallem told reporters his government is ready “to cooperate and coordinate” with any side, including the U.S., or join any regional or international alliance against the Islamic State group. But he said any military action inside Syria should be coordinated with the government, “which represents Syrian sovereignty.”<\/p>\n
“Any strike which is not coordinated with the government will be considered as aggression,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said Damascus repeatedly has warned of the threat of terrorism and the need to cut off resources and funding, but “no one listened to us.” Syria’s government has long described the rebels fighting to topple Assad as “terrorists” in a foreign conspiracy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So, what mess this is. Last year we wanted to bomb the Syrian government and now we have to ask them if we can bomb the guys who want to oust the Syrian government. And, oh yeah, there’s Hezbollah who wants to kill the ISIS folks, too, as well as the Iranians who are leveraging their aid to Iraq in regards to nuclear talks. I’m just waiting for Needle-D*ck-the Bug-F**Ker (Kim Jong Un) to volunteer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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