Friday, July 20, 2012

My take....



So Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad decides to cede power today, but there are claims that this is not so. As the rebel forces close in on him, and his family, he decides that the actions of his supporters will lead to him becoming yet another victim, similar to that of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. However, his move may be tactical, but will this appease the rebels? The country has spiralled into an abyss, with the Western-backed UN resolution, calling for sanctions against the country. A move that has seen two countries, that being South Africa and Pakistan abstaining from the vote, while China and Russia have vetoed it. As the the peace brokered deal by Syrian envoy Kofi Annan, fell apart, the question remains as to whether Assad will keep to the agreement he made in allowing the country to be run democratically.

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