Talk about hypocrisy. The Obama Regime which launched a war against Qaddafi in the name of Democracy has a double standard on Syria. Rather than back the Syrian opposition against the Assad regime, the US is pressuring the Syrian opposition to meet with Assad. That’s right, we will bomb Qaddafi, but not Assad who has American blood on his hands.
The US is pushing the Syrian opposition to maintain dialogue with Bashar al-Assad’s regime as details emerge of a controversial “roadmap” for reforms that would leave him in power for now despite demands for his overthrow during the country’s bloody three-month uprising.
Syrian opposition sources say US state department officials have been discreetly encouraging discussion of the unpublished draft document, which is currently in circulation. But Washington flatly denies backing it, and organisers of an unprecedented opposition conference held on Monday in Damascus say it was not discussed there.
Assad would oversee what the roadmap calls “a secure and peaceful transition to civil democracy”. It calls for tighter control over the security forces, the disbanding of “shabiha” gangs accused of atrocities, the legal right to peaceful demonstrations, extensive media freedoms, and the appointment of a transitional assembly.
The carefully phrased 3,000-word document demands a “clear and frank apology” and accountability for organisations and individuals who “failed to accommodate legitimate protests”, and compensation for the families of victims. The opposition says 1,400 people have been killed since mid-March. The government says 500 members of the security forces have died.
Why is The Assad regime different than Qaddafi? Well he is enemies with Israel and oppresses Lebanese Christians. The State Department has a soft spot for this thug. This is a double standard. The Obama Regime loves to coddle our enemies.
Tags: Arab Spring, Bashar Assad, Popular Uprising
