A Free Syrian Army fighter sets up homemade rockets to be launched towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad based in the Kwers military airport in Aleppo September 9, 2013.( REUTERS/Loubna Mrie)
Syrian Opposition Against New Kerry-Lavrov Plan to Avoid Strike -- Daily Beast
What at first seemed like a gaffe by the secretary of State—that Assad could escape a U.S. strike by handing over his chemical weapons—became U.S. policy by Monday afternoon. But Syria’s opposition is against it, reports Josh Rogin.
The Syrian political opposition is dead set against the brand-new Obama-administration policy to pursue a new diplomatic negotiation with Russia in an effort to avoid a military strike on Syria, saying the delay and possible cancellation of Obama’s strike would only embolden Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Early Monday morning Washington time, Secretary of State John Kerry responded to a question at a London press conference by saying the Syrian regime might be able to avoid a U.S. strike if it turned over all its chemical weapons within a week. Kerry added that he didn’t expect that to happen. By the end of the day Monday, the Obama administration had turned Kerry’s comments into a new U.S. policy, and President Obama personally pledged not to strike Syria until his administration had explored Kerry’s idea, which was subsequently endorsed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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Update: Syrian opposition dismisses Russian proposal -- AP
My Comment: The rebels are also divided on what to do next. The focus for many of these groups has always been to provide intel to the U.S. for their airstrikes .... and to then follow through with their own on ground offensive. Now .... the Syrian opposition is on the sidelines where all they can do is urge the U.S. to follow through on their military strikes.
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