In the course of a meeting of the League of Arab Countries, the Foreign Ministers approved a resolution calling on the UN to take measures against the Syrian government. Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia and Algeria opposed military intervention. Ali al-Musawi, adviser to Iraq’s Prime Minister, said in an interview to our source what kind of a threat such a bold position against West interests presents to Iraq.
Continue after the break.
- Iraq was, is and will be against military intervention. Algeria, Lebanon, Mauritania, Tunisia and Egypt agree with us on this issue. Egypt’s Al-Azhar University (the main Islamist University in the world) said that a military strike on Syria would be a challenge to the whole Arab nation. And we agree with that. It’s hard to understand how bombardment of a country can help its people. It’s an absurd.
As far as possible revenge or sanctions are concerned, Iraq is already criticized. We’re being boycotted in every way in the Middle East. They don’t give us a chance to equally participate in regional talks. They are literally saying to us: “You’re either with us or against us.”
- How can you comment on an uncompromising position some Arab states took on Syria?
- It shows that the Arab countries have already invested in the Syrian crisis with big plans for the future. Money is invested but there are no results because the Syrian army is defeating terrorists. So, naturally, they beg the US to take a strike against Syria so that their money and efforts wouldn’t be wasted.
- Do you have plans for a coalition with other countries to defend your position of averting an intervention in Syria?
- Yes, we do. We’re working on the creation of the Arab Moderate Front which will be acting exceptionally in interests of the Arab community and trying to maintain peace in the region and not to let an intervention in any country
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