5月20日VOA聽力：敘利亞支撐集團盡力辦理試圖停止辯論
With unresolved issues that include accusations ofcontinuing Syrian regime airstrikes on civilians, littlenotable progress in U.N.-led political talks betweenthe government and opposition.
And snags in delivering humanitarian aid as theInternational Syria Support Group (ISSG) convenedin Vienna to discuss the Syrian crisis.
“None of us, no one can be remotely satisfied with the situation in Syria. It is deeplydisturbing.”
But as he stood with his Russian counterpart and the U.N.'s Syria envoy, Secretary Kerrydenied the U.S. and world powers have lost leverage in efforts to get compliance from Syria'sBashar al-Assad.
“There is leverage in the fact that this war will not end for him (Assad) or for his peoplewithout a political settlement; everybody understands that.”
But some say the way to break the logjam in Syria is to alter the facts on the ground.
“To have military leverage that you can use to back up your side of the argument andultimately to threaten the other side that there will be consequences if they are not preparedto come to a political agreement.”
Others say the U.S. and the Syria Support Group should keep pressing for a comprehensivepolitical solution.
“We need to make it clear that there is no give in terms of our desire and frankly our demandthat Bashar not be around at the end of the process.”
If that fails, says analyst Perry Cammack, world powers should push to de-escalate theviolence and increase humanitarian assistance-moves that would at least reduce the sufferingof the Syrian people.
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