September 28, 2015
At the UN General Assembly meeting today, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for the rise of radical Islamic groups. He also demanded a global alliance to fight these groups.
“It seems, however, that far from learning from others’ mistakes, everyone just keeps repeating them,” he stated. “And so the export of revolutions, this time so-called ‘democratic’ ones, continues. Suffice it to look at the situation in the Middle East and North Africa. Certainly, political and social problems in this region have been piling up for long time. And people there wish for changes.”
He continued: “But how did it really turn out? Rather than bringing about reforms, an aggressive foreign interference has resulted in a flagrant destruction of national institutions and the lifestyle itself. Instead of the triumph of democracy and progress, we got violence, poverty, and a social disaster. And nobody cares about human rights, including the right to life.”
The Syrian Civil War began in 2011, prompting by protests against President Bashar al-Assad. The U.S. also backed the overthrow of dictators in Iraq and Libya, the latter of which received praise from President Barack Obama in front of the assembly. In Libya, extremists attacked and murdered four Americans in 2012, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
“I cannot help asking those who have caused this situation: do you realize now what you have done?” said Putin, adding:
Read the entire articleBut I am afraid no one is going to answer that. Indeed, policies based on self-conceit, and belief in one’s exceptionality and impunity have never been abandoned. It is now obvious that the power vacuum created in some countries of the Middle East and North Africa led to emergence of anarchy areas. Those immediately started to be filled with extremists and terrorists.
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