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THOMAS DE WAAL: AZERBAIJAN WILL LEAD THOUSANDS OF YOUNG MEN TO AN UNAVOIDABLE DEATH, SHOULD IT RESUME THE WAR
Panorama
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
The clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border will continue, and the
most worrying thing is the fact that in some places the outposts of
the parties are only 40 meters far from each other, Senior Analyst
at the Carnegie Endowment and journalist Thomas de Waal said in an
interview with the Voice of America.
According to him, there is a big difference between the statements
periodically made by the Azerbaijani president and defense minister.
"If the president makes threats, then the defense minister is
continuously jacking about the possibility of the war," said he,
adding that this is accounted for by the fact that they have different
audience, and President Ilham Aliyev's war rhetoric aims only to gain
political dividends.
Thomas de Waal further said that Azerbaijan should realize that it
cannot win the war through military actions, as some studies have
revealed. In his words, the reason is Karabakh's geographic position
and by the power of the Armenian army.
"Besides having newest weapons, it is also necessary to be able to
rely on the troops to celebrate a victory, which Azerbaijan cannot do
at the moment," said he, adding that Azerbaijan "will lead thousands
of young men to an unavoidable death, should it resume the war."
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
The clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border will continue, and the
most worrying thing is the fact that in some places the outposts of
the parties are only 40 meters far from each other, Senior Analyst
at the Carnegie Endowment and journalist Thomas de Waal said in an
interview with the Voice of America.
According to him, there is a big difference between the statements
periodically made by the Azerbaijani president and defense minister.
"If the president makes threats, then the defense minister is
continuously jacking about the possibility of the war," said he,
adding that this is accounted for by the fact that they have different
audience, and President Ilham Aliyev's war rhetoric aims only to gain
political dividends.
Thomas de Waal further said that Azerbaijan should realize that it
cannot win the war through military actions, as some studies have
revealed. In his words, the reason is Karabakh's geographic position
and by the power of the Armenian army.
"Besides having newest weapons, it is also necessary to be able to
rely on the troops to celebrate a victory, which Azerbaijan cannot do
at the moment," said he, adding that Azerbaijan "will lead thousands
of young men to an unavoidable death, should it resume the war."
From: A. Papazian