Obama Hails Death Of Muammar Gaddafi As Foreign Policy Success -- The Guardian
President warns other Middle Eastern dictators, particularly Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, that they could be next
President Barack Obama hailed the lifting of the "dark tyranny" over Libya after the new government confirmed Muammar Gaddafi had been killed, issuing a warning to other dictators in the Middle East – and particularly Syria – that they could be next.
Although Obama did not name Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, it was he Obama had in mind when he said the rule of the iron fist in the Middle East is inevitably coming to an end. Those leaders that try to deny the push for democracy will not succeed, he predicted.
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Update: Obama: Gaddafi death is warning to iron-fist rulers -- Reuters
My Comment: Will these "dictators" listen .... probably not. If anything, it will only confirm to them that they better be even more brutal and determined in their fight for survival.
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