12-26-2012, 01:47 PM
(12-26-2012, 01:08 PM)Duchess Wrote:
I've seen that crazy bastard's wife & she looks like someone I'd see at a Junior League meeting. She looks lovely & refined, I can't help but think she has to be a little crazy to be married to that monster.
Yes, she is lovely.
He graduated from medical school, served in the military, and was largely viewed positively as a world leader up until the Arab uprisings and the protests in Syria specifically. He has been a critic of Israel and the US (and a supporter of the Palestinians) for some time.
There's a lot to this story beyond the horrifying images we see in the mainstream western media, of course. I hope he resigns or a consolidated government can be established.
I hate what's happening to Syrian civilians (same as I did with those slaughtered in Iraq, Libya...), but really hope assassination of another world leader isn't the "default" answer. It should be a last resort in this case, imo. We've been officially fighting a war on a terror for over a decade.
Backing groups with strong terrorist participation/influence shouldn't be a default long term solution in ousting what is viewed as a corrupt government, imo. At present, the SNC is defending what has been labeled a terrorist faction because that faction has been amongst the most effective in its war against the government forces. Lots of casualties on both ides and, unfortunately, for those simply caught in the middle. Fucking war...
Whatever happens in 2013, I hope the Syrian people can work it out themselves. Regardless, I'm happy to see them receiving humanitarian aid.