Syria ceasefire to act as Trojan horse for West : Pundit
Press TV has conducted an interview with Scott Rickard, a former American intelligence linguist from Tampa, and Richard Millett, a journalist and political commentator from London, to discuss the planned ceasefire in Syria
Rickard slams as “preposterous” the calls on the Syrian forces to stop military operations, while allowing the Takfiri militants to continue their fight.
The planned ceasefire is likely to be used as a “Trojan horse” by the United States and its allies, which continue to supply arms to Takfiri terror groups operating to topple the Damascus government.
He argues the anti-Syria front wants a ceasefire because the militants active on the ground are foundering in the face of Russian-backed army advances.
The linguist also casts doubt on the efficiency of the planned ceasefire, warning that continued violence during the truce period may take the lives of aid workers and turn into a pretext for a ground intervention into the Arab state.
Millett, for his part, says the situation on the ground in Syria shows the army and the Russian air force are not ready to stop their military operations against militants, a move which will prolong the violence there.
He further says the West does not view all the militant groups in Syria as terrorists. Millett also stresses the need for a total cessation of hostilities, a new constitution and an election within 18 months in the Arab state.
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