World famous musician Serj Tankian said the U.S. should propose an international, multilateral, UN peace-keeping force to end the civil war in Syria and create an immediate cease fire that can lead to negotiations between the government and the rebels.

He recalled that the civil war in Syria has claimed “100,000 lives along with millions displaced.” “If we really want to help, instead of conducting limited air strikes, which will not change the balance of power in Syria, we should propose an international, multilateral, UN peace-keeping force to end the civil war there and create an immediate cease fire that can lead to negotiations between the gov’t and the rebels. I think the Russians and Chinese will oblige and join the effort especially given the alternative of air strikes,” Tankian wrote on Facebook.

“Once the civil war has ended it will be easier to deduce the guilty parties on both sides who have broken international laws and conventions and bring them to justice, preferably through the ICC or World Court to help strengthen those institutions to deal with crimes against humanity instead of weakening them as the US has in the past.”He also thanked those who commented on the previous post about the Syrian situation.