David Cameron wants to arm Syrian rebels
(B2) With the re-election of Barrack Obama as head of the White House, David Cameron intends to reconsider the European arms embargo on Syria. According to The Guardian, London is putting all options back on the table, and arming the rebels would be one of the most plausible. The Prime Minister's visit, Wednesday November 7, to the Zaatari refugee camp (Jordan) would have been, again according to the British daily, the trigger for this change of direction. And now that the head of government is thinking about it, it is very likely that the national security council will discuss it at an extraordinary meeting next week. The new stance also comes as the Syrian opposition meets in Doha, Qatar, to close ranks and try to form a transitional government. It is based on a legal analysis. The arms embargo on Syria contains – according to the British – a principle of proportionality which would allow restrictions to be lifted in the event of a humanitarian catastrophe. It also coincides with the re-election of B. Obama and a new mandate promising a more marked American approach against the Assad regime. This could also suit Turkey, whose Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Davutoglu, expressed on Thursday (November 8) the possibility of asking NATO to deploy PATRIOT missiles along its border with Syria. In short, a whole series of simultaneous circumstances for this single week.
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