SYRIA BUSINESS ON OPPOSITION

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SYRIAN OPPOSITION GROUPS ONCE AGAIN CALL FOR FOREIGN FUNDING AND MILITARY BACKING

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   Three years after the outbreack of the revolutionary wave of protest and civil wars in the Arab world that begain December 2010 called the Arab Spring, the fighting is still on its peak in some nations such as Syria. The Syrian opposition groups are still seeking for more finical aid from its western backers the US, Britain, and more, to form a provisional government. However, nations like these, especially France, are getting more doubtful of the possible consequences these spendings might have. Yet, Syrian opposition VP says that the opposition organizations need more cash and money. When asked about the possible dangerous consequences of the funding of going into extremists hands he states that the majority of fighting groups in Syria are not extremist or terrorists, only militants fighting for freedom and dignity. Personally, analysing the video interview, the Syrian opposition VP did not seem very convincing in his argumentations and could not give any concrete evidence or hints against these argumentations by France and many other European nations.

   Yet, US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the G8 summit on Wednesday in London stated, “We are always considering a variety of options, we are going to continue to aid the opposition, working with them in terms of what they need, in terms of what we're willing to provide”. Kerry additionally said that the US administration is looking at possible ways to increase its help to the paramilitary organization in Syria. The German newsreport Der Spiegel for example state that US troops who were deployed to the Jordanian border were training militants of the main opposition group Free Syrian Army (FSA), who fight against their so-called leader al-Assad.

"the majority of fighting groups in Syria are not extremist or terrorists, only people fighting for freedom and dignity" Syrian opposition VP, 2013 

In 'The Promise of the Arab Spring: In Political Development, No Gain Without Pain' historian and Foreign Affairs editor Sheri Berman states:

"Fledgling democracies in North Africa are struggling to move forward or even maintain control, government crackdowns in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere have kept liberalization at bay, and Syria is slipping ever deeper into a vicious civil war that threatens to ignite the Middle East. Instead of widespread elation about democracy finally coming to the region, one now hears pessimism about the many obstacles in the way, fear about what will happen next, and even open nostalgia for the old authoritarian order. "

MLA CITATION:

MR/MA. "PressTV - Syria Opposition Leaders Call for US Arms." PressTV - Syria Opposition Leaders Call for US Arms. PressTV, 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 11 Apr. 2013. <http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/04/11/297680/syria-opposition-calls-for-us-weapons/>.

ABC News. "Syrian President Bashar Assad's Regime Near Collapse." YouTube. ABC News, Jan. 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded>.

Sheri Berman. "The Promise of the Arab Spring." Global. Foreign Affairs, Feb. 2013. Web. 11 Apr. 2013. <http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138479/sheri-berman/the-promise-of-the-arab-spring>.