Moscow Reminds U.S. of its Mistakes in Military Scenarios of Resolving Conflicts

Russia comments on calls on United States to carry out military strikes against Syria and stresses that only peaceful path and political dialogue can solve the crisis in the country.

ST. PETERSBURG-The United States and its allies should not forget their own mistakes in the military resolution of conflicts, Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

 Commenting on an internal memo written by US State Department diplomats to President Barack Obama, Zakharova said: “Regardless of whether this letter was sent or not – we’ve seen quotes. We are talking about the fact that all international formats set up with US participation, the corresponding resolution of UN Security Council and documents adopted after the meeting of the International Syria Support Group, say that no military scenario for resolving the crisis in Syria is considered. Only peaceful path, only political dialogue – only these approaches. The main thing is that it was already outlined in legal documents.”

However, “we know that tough debates are underway in US on military or peaceful scenarios on any issue,” she continued. “We saw this in case with the Iranian nuclear program, we remember how high-ranking officials called for resolving the issue of Iranian nuclear program by military means. Here’s a concrete example of how wisdom gained the upper hand. We now see an issue that has truly been resolved, and not exacerbated,” she said.

Zakharova expressed hope that “those mistakes that were made by US and all illegal coalitions in Iraq and in other places on regime change, on military solution, on absence of professional approach toward resolving the conflict – they will not be forgotten after all.”

The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that “more than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration’s policy in Syria, urging the United States to carry out military strikes against the Syrian government to stop what they alleged to be “violations of a cease-fire” in the country.

Source: Itar Tass

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