Wednesday August 10, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

The Foreign Minister of Turkey met with Syria's President Assad yesterday in Damascus. He delivered a message.

The message went like this: Enough already - stop killing civilians.

The Turkish Foreign Minister said that the tone of the meeting was frank but friendly. He said that Turkey will be watching closely these next few days to make certain that Syria heard the message.

Assad characterized the meeting as a thank you to Turkey for their help in fighting terrorists and securing the border.

Assad does not get the messages that are being sent him. He sees the protesters as terrorists. He missed the entire point of the Turkish mission. And today when an international committee speaks to him, he will not hear that message either.

Assad has no interest in hearing verbal messages. It is clear to him that the longer he stays in power, the easier it is to hang on to power.

Muammar Ghadaffi would agree.

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