Amid pleas from Syrian opposition leaders to arm its rebel groups, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry said Thursday, there is no military solution that can end the ongoing Syrian crisis.
"There is no military solution to Syria. There is only a political solution, and that will require leadership in order to bring people to the table," said John Kerry who was stepping up dialogue with all involved in the Syrian conflict that has claimed more than 100,000 lives in last two years.
"We remain committed to the effort to bring the parties to a Geneva 2 (conference on Syria) to implement Geneva 1, and we will try our hardest to make that happen as soon as is possible," added Kerry.
However, Syrian opposition leaders said that there could be no peace talks while its government forces kill civilians, pestering Kerry to arm the Syrian rebels in its fight against the regime under leader, President Bashar al-Assad.
The Obama administration, which has withdrawn its troops from Iraq and is planning to wind up war in Afghanistan, is a little reluctant to get involved in the Syrian conflict.
However, despite objection from some of the lawmakers, U.S. congressional panels this month agreed to a White House plan to send direct military aid to the Syrian rebels.
Stating that President Assad's government had crossed a red line by using chemical weapons against the rebels, White House announced its decision to grant military aid to the rebels.
"The situation in Syria is desperate. We urgently need American action to push the international community to demand a political transition," said Ahmed al-Jarba, the Syrian National Coalition's newly elected leader, in a statement as he met Kerry in New York this week.
"American leadership and drive is essential to end this war and bring the democracy that the large majority of the Syrian people want," said al-Jarba.
