Assad's 'days are numbered', says Obama

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s “days are numbered,” President Barack Obama said in an interview published Friday, adding Washington was working to accelerate the transition to democracy there.

In the interview with the Atlantic Monthly, Obama said “it is our estimation that (Assad’s) days are numbered. It’s a matter not of if but when.”

“Now, can we accelerate that? We’re working with the world community to try to do that,” he said.

Obama acknowledged that Syria is bigger, more sophisticated and more complicated than Libya, and that countries like Russia are blocking UN action.

However, he pointed to US efforts through the “Friends of Syria” group to promote humanitarian relief to cities under attack from Syrian forces.

“But they can also accelerate a transition to a peaceful and stable and representative Syrian government,” he said. “If that happens, that will be a profound loss for Iran.”

 

Ahramol,  Reuters

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6 responses to “Assad's 'days are numbered', says Obama”

  1. Amine123 Avatar
    Amine123

    I wonder how, this guy will kill everyone as long he he is in power, the only way out is force. Sanction will only hurt the people, remember Saddam?

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    Anonymous

    I wonder how, this guy will kill everyone as long he he is in power, the only way out is force. Sanction will only hurt the people, remember Saddam?

  3. maybe you could do something about it?

  4. maybe you could do something about it?

  5. yazidi Avatar

    Assad’s ‘days are numbered’, says Obama. his been saying it almost for a year now
    i think ‘days are numbered’ for the helpless free syrians poeple and soon free lebanese poeple as we still waiting for the STL and some one to finish his breaking his leg holidaying.

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    Anonymous

    Assad’s ‘days are numbered’, says Obama. his been saying it almost for a year now
    i think ‘days are numbered’ for the helpless free syrians poeple and soon free lebanese poeple as we still waiting for the STL and some one to finish his breaking his leg holidaying.

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