July 22, 2012
The New York Times: Washington has abandoned diplomacy to reach a settlement on the Syrian crisis
The newspaper "The New York Times" of America, on Sunday, that the U.S. administration has abandoned for the time being all efforts to reach a diplomatic settlement on the conflict in Syria, and has increased aid to the rebels and to redouble efforts to seek support from a coalition of like-minded countries to force them to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al- Assad, and that according to U.S. officials.
The paper - in the context of the report reported on its website - that officials in the administration held talks with officials in Turkey and Israel on how to deal with the collapse of the Syrian government.
The newspaper added that the White House the day to hold high-level meetings to discuss a wide range of contingency plans, which include the possibility of maintaining an arsenal of chemical weapons Syrian and send alerts and clear for both sides to avoid mass atrocities - as an indicator of the seriousness of the escalation of the Syrian crisis after a week of intense fighting in Damascus.
The newspaper quoted administration officials as saying that the Department had held regular talks with the Israelis about how to move Israel to destroy weapons facilities Syrian asserting that the administration does not call for such an attack, because of the risks that would be granted to a lion, which enables it to mobilize support against the Israeli intervention.
For their part, U.S. officials said the United States is seeking to provide communications and equipment to help improve the combat effectiveness of the various opposition forces fighting against the forces of the Syrian army.
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