Intervention in Syria would be 'tragic mistake', warns Russia
Russia said that the West would be making a "tragic mistake" by launching military strikes on its ally Syria as the international community headed for a repeat of the bitter diplomatic showdowns that preceded military action in Iraq and Kosovo.
Moscow warned the West not to pre-empt the work of the United Nations
inspection team that is due to investigate last week's alleged chemical
attack.
The Kremlin is certain to join China to block any attempts by Britain, France
and America to secure UN backing for a military response to Syria's alleged
use of chemical weapons on its own people.
A Russian foreign ministry spokesman drew parallels with the US-led overthrow
of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to justify its stance – a comparison
rejected by Britain and America.
"We strongly urge those who, by attempting to impose their own results on
the UN experts, are raising the possibility of a military operation in Syria
to use their common sense and refrain from committing a tragic mistake,"
said Alexander Lukashevich.
"All this is reminiscent of events from a decade ago, when the United
States bypassed the UN and used fallacious information on the presence in
Iraq of weapons of mass destruction to launch an adventure, the consequences
of which are known to all."
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