British PM acknowledges disputes over Syrian crisis

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that he was well aware of the big disputes between his government and political opposition in parliament regarding the Syrian crisis, but warned against the failure to act to end the crisis. In a special session, Cameron told the House of Commons that they are witnessing similar discussions "prior to international intervention in Bosnia two decades ago." Cameron mentioned that some see the dispute over Syrian intervention comes with grave consequences, similar to what had happened to the Balkans region which resulted in killing more than 200,000 people, while others see not acting in the Syrian crisis will even have greater consequences. Cameron also told the Commons that the situation in Syria has continued to deteriorate and reiterated his support for lifting the EU arms embargo on the Syrian opposition. "That is why I believe it is right to lift the EU arms embargo on the Syrian opposition. There needs to be a clear sense that (president Bashar) Assad cannot fight his way to victory, nor use the talks to buy more time to slaughter Syrians in their own homes and on their own streets." The Prime Minister went on to say that the EU arms embargo failed to stop extremists on both sides. "it didn't stop Assad massacring his people, it didn't stop the Russians sending him arms and it didn't stop Islamic extremists getting their hands on weapons either," Cameron said. The premier also warned the local opposition from not acting on the issue, which could bring instability to the whole region and could have grave consequences.