US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington is considering a "plan B" in Syria, if peace negotiations and the ceasefire fail. Media reports suggest that the backup plan could include the division of Syria.

Mr. Kerry�s comments came after�Russia and the US agreed a document on�the cessation of�hostilities in�the Arab republic. According to�the deal, the ceasefire will start on�February 27 and will last for�one week.
The truce is applied to�all parties of�the conflict, which indicated their commitment to�accept the terms of�the deal, except�for the terrorist groups Daesh and al-Nusra Front.


Commenting on�John Kerry�s statement, Tim Anderson, distinguished author and senior lecturer of�political economy at�the University of�Sydney, told Radio Sputnik that Washington is unlikely to�launch a new military operation in�Syria, noting that the White House has no appetite for�an escalation of�the crisis.

�They will keep using their proxies as�they have always and from�the plan B that they just announced we know that this has been in�place for�some time.�
�US intelligence almost four years ago said that partition of�the country, a caliphate in�the eastern part of�Syria is exactly what the US wanted. So this is not really something new but�it does show that the US is still continuing with�its aggression against�the Syrian state,� Anderson said.


He further spoke about�how the US has been using its proxies in�Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to�try and carve out�a slice of�the Northern part of�Syria. But now that is all in�retreat and the US is pondering what they can do about�it.

�I don�t really think there is an appetite in�Washington for�an escalation of�this crisis,� Anderson said. He further spoke about�the involvement of�other interested parties in�this conflict.


�It is very well known that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar have been supporting these groups. It has been admitted by�a senior US official.�
Anderson noted that it is a very strange situation with�a lot of�double game that Washington has been playing. �But how long will this charade continue for, that is the question,� the analyst said.




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