Syria is this a silly solution ?

Well whats in the news this week to maybe comment on?

Big stories, plenty of them, Kate Middleton... Afghanistan... Hillsborough..no its got to be Syria.

Hardly a headline, or story  on the escalating conflict during the summer of sport. Was a ceasefire called and they all laid down their arms and embraced the Olympic spirit ?...mmm I don't think so.

 The television now has harrowing vox pops showing the suffering and loss of life. Plus its accompanied by lots of hand wringing by the political commentators and reporters.

 What we have is a civil war raging in a country that is  an important indicator on how the Arab spring will ultimately and historically be viewed.

Its a bit heavy for a blog entitled Silly Love Songs, but there is the irony of the situation. What to do.., its a silly situation.

Intervention got rid of the Gadaffi  regime, only now we see what appears to be chaos with no rule of law and a descent into loose tribal alliances with no firm constitutional format. That's not a step forward, but a step back, if democracy is truly the goal for an Arab state.

Syria is complex in that once again tribal and religious faction seem to surface when a lack of a national identity is of secondary value to tribal, or sectarian alliances which are present and have been embedded over centuries.

A comment from the UN is equally as baffling.......

There is no military solution for the Syrian crisis and the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members must “cooperate” to end the 18-month conflict there, Paulo Pinheiro, head of the U.N. Human Rights investigators recommended in a report released on Monday. 

My point is proven by these words, basically the five permanent members must  agree to cooperate on one solution in the Security Council and force it on the Syrian people...well two things are flawed....permanent members must cooperate ! ...sorry that's not going to happen and no military solution...sorry that's wrong again , a military solution is possible, but that would mean that one side wins and the other side loses.....a doomsday scenario true, but its a solution. 

My solution is simple, divide the country in autonomous regions in loose alliances formed on tribal and cultural lines. In this case bigger is not better. A Federal solution perhaps could work and be a model for the whole of the Arab world.

Silly you might say, but everything else seems to be failing and if it works, well sport may once again dominate our television screens and we will not need to seek solace in Strictly Come Dancing for lighter television relief . 

Coming soon.... a new series

It will be.....hopefully funny.... definitely silly and will contain my views on a news story that is a current hot topic.

 Beware I have strong views and will not hold back. If you are easily offended don't read the post, but it will never be contrived to shock, just a honest opinion. Its main title will be.....

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