The US considers a foreign military intervention in Syria to be premature. This was stated by US President Barack Obama after negotiations with British Prime Minister David Cameron in Washington, Reuters reports.

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The American president emphasized that foreign intervention, in his opinion, would only worsen the conflict and lead to civil war and numerous casualties. D. Cameron, in turn, warned the Syrian authorities against committing war crimes, since “international law has a long memory and long arms.”

In addition, during the negotiations, B. Obama and D. Cameron discussed possible urgent measures that their countries could take to guarantee the supply of humanitarian aid to Syria.

Let us recall that last week, speaking in the Senate, the famous Republican John McCain called for the bombing of Syria. “It is necessary to provide military support to the Free Syrian Army (armed opposition groups). But even this is not enough to stop the violence and save people’s lives. The most realistic way to help them is to start bombing,” the senator said.

At the same time, the head of the Senate International Committee, John Kerry, said that he does not consider it possible to even talk about the theoretical likelihood of American intervention in Syria.

In Syria since March 2011 The confrontation between the authorities and the opposition continues, which threatens to escalate into a full-scale civil war. According to United Nations (UN) estimates, more than 7.5 thousand people have already become victims of the conflict.

The Syrian opposition continues to demand the resignation of Bashar al-Assad, accusing government forces of mass atrocities against civilians. Official Damascus claims that “gangs of armed terrorists” are operating in the country under the cover of democratic protests.

US says invasion of Syria is premature