Now that Obama & ISIS are
losing in Syria, a Western diplomat admits: In 2012, Russia was willing
to negotiate Assad’s stepping down. Washington ignored that, expecting
to impose (not negotiate with Russia) a government of Washington’s
(Obama’s) choosing. British officials deny diplomat’s allegations.
A major Guardian exclusive news story, on Tuesday, September 15th, headlined “West ‘ignored Russian offer in 2012 to have Syria’s Assad step aside’.” Their Julian Borger & Bastien Inzaurralde reported:
Former Finnish president and Nobel peace prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari said western powers failed to seize on the proposal [for the U.S. and Russia to negotiate a replacement for Assad that would be accetable to both the U.S. and Russia]. … He said that the US, Britain and France were so convinced