The New Deal

     The United Nations has now implemented a plan to send former Secretary General Kofi Annan to Syria to help stop the violence and try and implement a 6 point plan. However there is no indication what the repercussions of not implementing the 6 point plan would be or by when does it have to be fulfilled. One things for sure: this was a big win for Syria, for Russia and for China.
     Talk is easy, United States Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice knows this. She with her friends from France and United Kingdom know this, they talked up a good game for the past year. But as they and their administrations failed to sway Russia and China from their positions and the armed opposition started to lose major ground within Syria, they needs some kind of effort to look like they still cared: enter Kofi.
     Significant event that shows this is what Russia wanted, Kofi is visiting Russia before his peacekeeping trip to Damascus.
     As this shift happens those who wanted Assad gone no matter what have choosen not to hide their disapproval of this plan.
     Qatar, which seems to be the leading nation against Assad, publicly denounced the original draft of this plan that was put together by the Arab League and Russia. Partnered with Saudi Arabia, they have both said they would like to help arm the armed opposition in Syria. (As if they have not already done so.) Moscow has denounced such calls saying these (Saudi and Qatar) statements will not help end crisis or help the people of Syria. And personally since then I have not seen much news or statements from either governments after the United Nations took on the idea of this plan.
     But what about the Syrian National Council? What is their response? They were upset and "disappointed" with Kofi's statements about not allowing external military interference to be involved in Syria. And for those that are still part of SNC, they have reject the UN plan just as many members of SNC have defected. Not very smart of SNC since SNC's ally, the United States, is for this plan, what are they suppose to do with no major international support since SNC lacks credible internal Syrian support? Most likely in the near future: the exit of SNC.
     As this has moved forward and as the "FSA" armed opposition continue to tactically withdraw from each area in Syria, my thoughts head to one direction... Is a diplomatic solution gonna happen? Are we going to stop fearing external military operation? Only time will tell. But I and many others inside and outside others truly hope so. Allowing reforms and the Parliamentary election to move forward is what is needed for Syria and the people in Syria right now.
     Only question now is, when will sanctions are to be lifted? Will it be done publicly or quietly? What significant event needs to happen for it to change? Parliamentary Elections? Presidential Election of 2014? When will the people of Syria be allowed to live again? The crisis within the borders of armed terrorist is not near over, it will take years to have complete safety in Syria again; but when they can start to prosper economically again the situation will not feel so dire.
     So now we wait and hope that whatever new deal that just happens works and that this shift will save the people of Syria and their future.