Peace in Syria

Two issues should be resolved before a process towards peace can start in Syria. The first is about the fear of peace. This fear is unfounded. These days the difference between peace and war is not absolute. In Iraq, for example, one thousand individuals were killed during the month of May this year. And there is peace in Iraq. So there will be opportunity to shoot and throw bombs even when peace is reached in Syria. Those who are most eager to fight will be able to continue to do so. The second issue is about what the civil war is for. Those who are fighting say they do so for the government or for the opposition. Both are wrong. Both are fighting for Israel. Israel is the only nation in the region that would win if Syria bleeds to death. If Israel would get the idea to defeat Syria militarily there would be immediate and extreme protests from all over the world. But when Syria itself destroys itself the world opinion is quiet. Syria is doing for free what would cost Israel billions and billions of dollars and destroyed reputation. Once the different forces in Syria realise that they have something in common which is worth to defend, the enthusiasm to go on with the war fades away. The rest is about saving face, which is not that easy in the present situation.