Germany Could Join Arab League for Peacekeeping in Syria

The Arab League may soon have a partner as it tries to intervene between the Syrian people and the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The Arab League’s secretary general, Nabil Al-Arabi, was in Berlin today to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and decide what measures can be taken to stop the bloodbath.

Al-Arabi’s meeting with Merkel comes after the Arab League has already asked the United Nations Security Council to authorize a joint UN-Arab peacekeeping mission to Syria.

“The main purpose of the resolution that we adopted three days ago, one of the main reasons I should say, was to stop the killing right now,” Nabil Al-Arabi said. “The people have the right to demonstrate, but they should not be shot at.”

Chancellor Merkel said that the Arab League has taken a firm stand against the Assad government, which is violating its people’s human rights. She said that the “European Union supports that stance and will stress it with further sanctions.”

We are now seeing the Middle East begin to divide into two distinct camps. The first is led by Iran and uses radicalism and terrorism in its push for an Islamic empire. The second stands against Iran. Today’s meeting shows that the anti-Iranian camp is looking more and more to the German-led European Union for help. Expect to see more Middle Eastern leaders make trips to Berlin in the future.

Meanwhile, Assad still clings to power in Syria, but the uprisings there will lead to a shocking about-face. Though Syria is now a staunch Iranian ally, that alliance is about to rupture. The outcome will be surprising: Syria will ultimately become an ally with Iran’s future nemesis: Germany.