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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad described the Middle East as a "powder keg" Monday, saying the region would "explode" if the United States and its allies execute a military strike on Syria. His warning came as the Obama administration pushed legislators to approve punitive military action over last months alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus.
"The Middle East is a powder keg and the fire is approaching today," Assad told French newspaper Le Figaro. "You cant only talk about what the Syrian response will be, but what could happen after a first strike. And no one knows what would happen. Everyone will lose control of the situation when the powder keg explodes," he said. "Chaos and extremism will be widespread," he warned. "The risk of a regional war exists."
Assad said he did not regard the people of France as enemies, but described the countrys policies as "hostile." France has indicated that it would support a U.S.-led strike on military targets in Syria. "There will be repercussions, of course negative, on Frances interests" if that happens, Assad said.
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Earlier Monday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari asked the United Nations to prevent "any aggression" against the country. In a letter to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and President of the Security Council Maria Cristina Perceval, he urged "the U.N. Secretary General to shoulder his responsibilities for preventing any aggression on Syria and pushing forward reaching a political solution to the crisis in Syria," state news agency SANA reported. He called on the Security Council to "maintain its role as a safety valve to prevent the absurd use of force out of the frame of international legitimacy."
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Read more: Assad warns of 'chaos' in Middle East should US launch military strikes | Al Jazeera America
What a dreamer, appealing on the United Nations for Syria to be treated as a sovereign nation? That is so last century!
"The Middle East is a powder keg and the fire is approaching today," Assad told French newspaper Le Figaro. "You cant only talk about what the Syrian response will be, but what could happen after a first strike. And no one knows what would happen. Everyone will lose control of the situation when the powder keg explodes," he said. "Chaos and extremism will be widespread," he warned. "The risk of a regional war exists."
Assad said he did not regard the people of France as enemies, but described the countrys policies as "hostile." France has indicated that it would support a U.S.-led strike on military targets in Syria. "There will be repercussions, of course negative, on Frances interests" if that happens, Assad said.
(snip)
Earlier Monday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari asked the United Nations to prevent "any aggression" against the country. In a letter to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and President of the Security Council Maria Cristina Perceval, he urged "the U.N. Secretary General to shoulder his responsibilities for preventing any aggression on Syria and pushing forward reaching a political solution to the crisis in Syria," state news agency SANA reported. He called on the Security Council to "maintain its role as a safety valve to prevent the absurd use of force out of the frame of international legitimacy."
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Read more: Assad warns of 'chaos' in Middle East should US launch military strikes | Al Jazeera America
What a dreamer, appealing on the United Nations for Syria to be treated as a sovereign nation? That is so last century!
