Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Bashar Assad: Dead Man Walking -- Douglas Bloomfield, Jerusalem Post
Washington Watch: Syrian strongman Bashar Assad has only himself to blame as he heads for history’s garbage heap.
Syrian strongman Bashar Assad has only himself to blame as he heads for history’s garbage heap.
The British-educated eye doctor came to office among high hopes that he meant what he said about political, economic and social reform to bring his country into the 21st century. At home and abroad he’d been nicknamed “The Hope.”
A more appropriate moniker would have been “The Disappointment” or “The Disaster.” He quickly fell under the influence of his father’s old guard and succumbed to fear that reform was a sign of weakness his enemies could pounce upon. He lacked the leadership, political cunning and ability of his father, but successfully emulated the worst of his father’s attributes – brutality, repression and corruption.
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My Comment: Could not have said it any better.
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