"It is unacceptable for Assad to practice all types of killing of civilians while we stand silent," one Arab ambassador said, explaining the rationale behind the resolution that returned the Syria issue to the United Nations with a call for a joint U.N.-Arab peacekeeping force.
"We will back the opposition financially and diplomatically in the beginning but if the killing by the regime continues, civilians must be helped to protect themselves. The resolution gives Arab states all options to protect the Syrian people," the envoy said.
"All options" is diplomatic language that leaves room for a military response. Two other diplomats spelled it out more explicitly, saying the resolution could allow arms transfers.
Do they really want civil war on their borders, or is this a way to speed the demise of Iran's lone ally, or to at least make them inoperable? The Arab League has no desire to see a nuclear Iran, much less an Israeli-Iranian war. Perhaps they think that removing a potential ally will make Iran more compliant.
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