02-21-2014, 03:10 PM
Neither the Assad regime nor the rebels claim that civilians are the "enemy"; not that I've ever seen anyway. They both claim to be fighting for the benefit of Syrian civilians (at least those are their public statements/missions).
Both claim only the other as the enemy and both blame the other for all of the civilian casualties, displacements, starvation, etc...
AFAIK, no one is opposed to more civilian/humanitarian aid, "per se". What Russian and Syrian leaders fear is that opening up clear obstacle-free routes for the delivery of such aid by international teams also creates clear routes for those teams/countries to infiltrate Syria militarily. They don't trust us, at all.
Both claim only the other as the enemy and both blame the other for all of the civilian casualties, displacements, starvation, etc...
AFAIK, no one is opposed to more civilian/humanitarian aid, "per se". What Russian and Syrian leaders fear is that opening up clear obstacle-free routes for the delivery of such aid by international teams also creates clear routes for those teams/countries to infiltrate Syria militarily. They don't trust us, at all.