The Syrian issue is lengthy because of the pulling of various interests among the superpower countries that control the UN security council, as well as the Shiite and Israeli political interests.
Many international powers are trying to influence the outcome of the Syrian war. Starting from America, Russia, Turkey, Arab countries, Iran, Europe, Israel to China as state actors.
We will discuss about the American and Russian camps, here's the difference: (West Block)
- America
There is no big economic benefit for Washington in Syria, no great natural resources, no giant oil reserves, and Syrian economy is just plain. But in general, America still wants to make sure their geopolitical grand design is going well, the agenda of democratization and liberalization of many countries around the world in order to have a benign government against the white building policy. This kind of agenda has been declared since the cold war era. One way is to suppress what America considers the 'Fundamentalist Islam' movement in the Muslim countries.
Of course Islamic groups classified as 'fundamendal' are the ones who will not embrace America and want Shari'ah Islam as the highest foundation in a country. They are the so-called "Wahabi" or the like. America will not want Syria to fall into the hands of "Wahabi", into the hands of the Mujahideen.
America only wants to see the Assad regime (Nushairy, secular socialist and hereditary) stepped down and replaced by a regime that Americans say is "tame" and can be controlled for their interests in the region. If possible in the case of the continuation of the democratization of the middle east and also the neighboring state "stable" for the existence of Israel. Where the Assad dynasty has been decades proving this after the 3rd Arab-Israeli war. .
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