Keane: Finally We’re Moving in the Right Direction by Giving the Syrians a Safe Zone

RUSH EXCERPT:
KEANE: "First, as you indicated, it would be complicate it. Let’s first of all give hats off to the fact that we’re moving in the right direction, and providing for the first time a geographic area where Syrian people can indeed be protected. This is something that was urged under the Obama minister should buy his own national security team a number of times, and he always rejected. The case in point here, it is fraught with problems because the Russians have never participated in a cease-fire that was successful. Whether that be in the Ukraine, whether in Syria. They’ve always used cease-fires with their proxies to take advantage of a tactical situation. The problem also is not only has there been a lack of will on the part of the participants, but there’s been no enforcement. By that I mean you need at a minimum observers on the ground to be able to and forced the cease-fire. I understand that there would be likely Russians, Americans, and Jordanians. It remains to be seen. Americans had concerns about the Iranians who were operating in the area. The reticle and lammas, in this case the Al Qaeda affiliate, used to be — is not privy to these talks, and they will likely attack this safe zone. Therefore we need some kind of security force to be able to respond to that. So this adds a degree of complications to it. It doesn’t mean that we don’t pursue that, one step at a time, and knock down those obstacles so we can finally start to protect the Syrian people.”