MP Warns about Consequences of Foreign Military Intervention in Syria

TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of the Syrian parliament warned against a military intervention in Syria by the US or other western states, cautioning that the dire consequences and aftermaths of any such move would not be confined to the Arab state.
"A war on Syria would not be confined to the country's borders and would certainly have (damaging) impacts on the US allies," Mohammad Zahir al-Qonoum told FNA on Saturday.

"Americans know well that a war on Syria is like entering a quagmire much more lethal than the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan," Qonoum stated, and warned that a Syrian quagmire would be so bad and hazardous that "Americans cannot even think about it".

The remarks by the Syrian parliamentarian came after Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said that military intervention in Syria is "not a remote possibility" as he called on the international community to exert stronger pressure on Bashar al-Assad's government.

Meantime, the French authorities ruled out the possibility of military intervention in Syria, citing that the situation in Syria was different from Libya.

"The situation in Libya and Syria are not similar. No option of a military nature is considered," Christine Fages, deputy spokeswoman of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said during a regular press briefing.