Political Analyst: US War on Syria to Reinvigorate Al-Qaeda

The Washington’s main goal from launching a possible military strike on Syria would be to strengthen the terrorist Al-Qaeda group in the Muslim country, a political analyst said.
“Washington is strengthening Al-Qaeda in Syria because the extremist groups operating in the Muslim state will be the beneficiaries of a potential military intervention in the country,” Iranian University Professor and Analyst Mohammad Marandi told the Dutch NOS television.

Meantime, Marandi dismissed the recent claims about the use of chemical arms by the Syrian government, stressing that there is no reason for Damascus “to use chemical weapons at the time when it’s winning all the ongoing battles against the Takfiri groups.

“It’s obviously in the interest of the militants to use these weapons. And of course, the United States and its partners encourage the use of these weapons because they know every time they use them, the Syrian government will be blamed by the West,” he added.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday the Syrians are waiting for the US intervention, and promise to get out of this war victorious.

Earlier, Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar al-Jaafari, told the state news agency SANA that rebels had used chemical arms to provoke a western intervention.

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi also accused the West of “inventing” excuses for military action against Syria over deadly chemical weapons attacks last week, for which the rebels and government have traded blame.

“Western countries, starting with the United States, are inventing fake scenarios and fictitious alibis to intervene militarily in Syria,” the premier said.