NATO To Stay Out Of Syria Even If U.N. Mandate Emerges -- Reuters
(Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Western alliance had no intention of intervening in Syria even in the event of a U.N. mandate to protect civilians, and urged Middle East countries to find a way to end the spiraling violence.
Rasmussen told Reuters Friday he also rejected the possibility of providing logistical support for proposed "humanitarian corridors" to ferry relief to towns and cities bearing the brunt of President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
"We have no intention whatsoever to intervene in Syria," Rasmussen said in an interview, during a visit to mark the 60th anniversary of Turkey joining the alliance.
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Update: NATO to stay out of Syria even if UN mandate emerges -- Daily Star
My Comment: NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen has just told the rebels in Syria that they are on their own .... that there will be no military intervention from the alliance.
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