Kerry 'mistaken' if thinks that he pushes Syrian rebels towards dialogue

Kerry 'mistaken' if thinks that he pushes Syrian rebels towards dialogue:
They need to hear it very loudly and clearly, that ‘a dialogueis the only way out’. Anything else Kerry is trying to do ‘willlead in the wrong direction’, Mohamad added.
US Secretary of State John Kerry signalled Washington'sreadiness to support the Syrian rebels during a meeting with hisRussian counterpart in Berlin - ahead of Thursday's so-calledFriends of Syria meeting in Rome. The speech was about possiblemilitary and humanitarian assistance for the Syrian opposition. ButDr. Ali Mohamad doubts that yet another new face in Americanpolitics will make a difference in Syria.
RT: John Kerry says this time will be different,pledging more support to the Syrian rebels. How much aid do youthink there will be?
Ali Mohamad: The real question should be “How much aid isleft to be done? What more can the US and its allies give to therebels?”. They are giving them shelter in neighboring countries,they are giving them free passage to enter those countries, theyare giving them (even though not directly through the US, but vialocal or regional proxis) arms, weapons, all kinds of explosivesand political recognition. What more can Kerry offer?
RT: What do you think Kerry means by more supportthen?
AM: What I think is Mr. Kerry is trying to prepare thecoalition for the next step, which should be a dialogue. If hethinks that by giving them even more political recognition andpromising more support on the notion he can push them towardsbetter readiness for a dialogue - he is definitely mistaken. Theyneed to hear it very loudly and clearly, that a dialogue is theonly way out. Anything else Kerry is trying to do will lead in thewrong direction.
RT: John Kerry says the U.S. is seeking ways to speedup a political transition in Syria, admitting the time has passedfor President Assad to leave power. What do you make of thisstatement?
AM: They have been putting a lot of pressure on thisregime change and the balance on the ground did not change based onthat. They have tried every possible way, including Mr. Obamacalling for Assad to step down more than a year ago and this didnot work. Mr. Kerry thinks that he has a magic solution to convinceAssad rather than push him to leave power. We don’t know what hemeans by that, but I assure you it will also not work. What Mr.Kerry needs to do is to give a clear and loud statement that it’sonly dialogue that is the way out. And his allies and actually thecoalition, given the precedent that Clinton created, shouldunderstand this. And this is the only message that Syria needsKerry to give.
RT: This “only dialogue” method has been somethingthat Russia has been pushing for from the beginning. Why the changeof heart in Washington, why haven't they taken the same approach asused in Libya for example?
AM: There are many factors in this, mainly though becausethe Syrian army did not act the way Washington expected it to act.It remained united, it remained strong, it remained acting on theground and it remained behind the Syrian foreign policy. There areother factors including the growing influence of Islamists andradical extremists and even straight Al-Qaeda offspring are therein Syria and also in Libya and the events with the US ambassador inLibya was also a very big event. There are many factors, but thenumber one factor that is determining factor is that this struggleis marked by the unity and the strength of the Syrian army.