Thursday, October 24, 2013

President Assad More Confident Than Ever That His Government Will Win Syria's Civil War

President Assad More Confident Than Ever: Analysts Say -- Al Manar

Analysts consider that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is feeling strengthened and more confident than ever.

"It's no mistake he's feeling more confident than ever," said Shadi Hamid, director of research for the Brookings Doha Center.

"Any previous talk of regime change on the part of the international community has been pushed to the side and now Assad is a partner foPresident Bashar al-Assadr the international community," he added.

Hamid was speaking before a meeting in London of Arab and Western governments that support the opposition which issued a joint statement renewing their insistence that the Syrian leader could have no future political role.

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My Comment: If he perseveres he will end up with a Syria that is deeply divided, destroyed, and ungovernable. And in his own personal life .... he and his family will have to live the rest of their lives deeply isolated and protected by an army of bodyguards.

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