President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton today called for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down after months of bloody crackdowns on peaceful protesters that have killed as many as 2,000 people. Clinton also announced even harsher sanctions on Syria.
Many other countries joined the US in condemnation of the Assad regime and removed their ambassadors from Syria. The UN Security Council had finally condemned the crackdown about two weeks ago, after a massacre in the city of Hama.
Clinton also said that the United States would heed Syrians’ call to not “interfere” in the fight, the way it is doing in Libya.
The sanctions focus heavily on Syrian oil and financial sectors, and prohibit any American from doing any business at all in the country.
NBC cites Saudi Arabia’s recent break with Assad as a big factor in the Obama administration’s decision to ramp up the pressure on his regime. Turkey has been pressuring Assad, but Iran continues to back him, the news channel says.
The Assad regime is accused of many heinous crimes against humanity including the torture and murder of a 13-year-old boy, locking people alive in morgue refrigerators, and summary executions. The regime has also shelled cities and besieged gatherings with snipers, killing scores of peaceful protesters. In recent days, it has emerged hundreds have been herded into a soccer stadium in coastal Latakia as the regime bulldozes their “illegal” homes. Their fate remains unknown.
WOW – I suspect that many Americans would like to see a 'regime change' right here in the US – send Obama back to Kenya.
Jeremy Sapienza.., Although I am against all kind of dictatorial regimes and I condemn the present situation in Syria and Libya but when it comes to Syria and Libya.., one need to ask the question before calling these thugs and the barbarians’ a freedom fighters or peaceful demonstrators.., we know.., and you as a report by know should know.., that all what is happening in Syria and Libya is about Saudi Arabia and UAE tyrants regimes whom are as dictator and killers as Syrian regime or Libyan leaders are.
At the a same time we all know that CIA and other “intelligent” agencies from EU been involved, training the barbarians in Libya, we also know that some of what you call “Peace full” demonstrators are armed and been involved in killing peoples.., yet one needs to know that since Barack Hussein Obama has become president these new social unrest and war in Libya started which is in path of US and EU in cooperation with Paul Wolfowitz idea in conquering the world specially the Middle East from Lebanon to Pakistan.
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President Obama –
Those in glasses houses shouldn't through stones.
2- US and EU doing all that for the sake of Saudis and UAE.., otherwise they wouldn’t give a damn about how many people are murdered by either side, they doing this because it is in their economical interests otherwise they don’t give damn about Syrian people nor the Libyans.., if they were thinking about people they would start tackling growing poverty at home to start with.., if Hillary Clinton or Barack Hussein Obama for that matter were interested in humans life then they would have started the peace process 6 months ago, if they were thinking about human lives they wouldn’t kill so many people in Iraq.., nor they would plan for wars with Iran or other countries in the region, if these US and EU governments were not corrupt then they wouldn’t deal with people like Hamid Karzi in Afghanistan or for that matter Saudis Tyrants Kingdome regimes or the UAE.., if these government were not corrupt then they would condemn the killings of people by Saudis and UAE in Bahrain.
3- But it seams to me that some reporters are as opportunist as their government is.., so they name others dictators forgetting the facts that dictators are been supported by US and EU for last 60 or more years in Middle East and other part of this world.., look there is no freedom fighters in Libya nor there is any revolution taking place in Libya nor in Syria.., is a tribal wars, is a religious war orchestrated by Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, Saudis Tyrants families, UAE and Muslims Brotherhood with its affiliated terrorist groups.., is peoples against people wars planed and orchestrated and supported by US and EU paid by Saudis and UAE where by Hillary Clinton is calling “smart power”.., which in reality is the only way for US and EU to show their “smart power” hiding their religious dictatorial agendas.., supporting the true tyrants and barbarians in one hand and dividing people in another. But good luck convincing people.
Who the hell does the US government think they are???
Wow the only thing this turd can do with any consistency is be an even bigger warmonger than his predecessor. Sure did dupe a lot of people, didn't he?
blObama should be slightly more concerned with what is happening within the borders of his own country, rather than dictating how other foreign nations should live and behave.
It is blatantly obvious now he does not give a good gawddamn about Americans losing their homes, jobs, pensions, etc, than he is about bringing freedom to other nations – and security to Israel.
So judging by the eternal war posture and his bailouts for banks and Wall St. (as well as the reluctance to trim the bloated military budget) we can see that:
1) The Pentagon really runs the show, the politicians and media are just apologists for its strategies;
2) The concerns and cash of Israel take precedence over the concerns of American citizens for American politicians…why else would 80 of them go to visit there, and not say, Italy?
I can't wait to see what Steny Hoyer and Eric Cantor say publicly to the US audience once they come back from Tel Aviv with their marching orders
It's much simpler than that. War is business and business is GOOD. Obama is a business man.
When can we demand "regime change" within our oligarchic fascist nation? When the powers that be allow us? That will be a cold day in hell.
Why not call for "Obama Change"???
This is the biggest jerk who has ever lived in the Oval Office!
I cannot remember anybody lying and cheating as much much as him,
get him out if you can,
Wolfgang9
It's a good thing Rahm left town, or people would be talking….
He is obviously planing to ruin America even more and Attack a country were he don't know whats going on.He will lie no matter the situation even if the protesters are killing first.But look at things that happen in America every day and what the government run by the pentagon does.For once mabe there could be a thing called peace keeper instead of a illegal war.World peace keepers.My country Canada thats all we used to do untill America corrupted are government and got them fighting wars killing poor familys.The last thing Canadians want is a North American Union.I like Americans but want nothing to due with there government.We have to get rid of are warmongers and zionists and you need to do the same witch is at least 80 persent of your government.
I hate Assad because I hate it when a regime/leader kiils "his own people"— we don't do that. Not openly.
We feel an urge to splurge some ammo we go to another country, preferably one with oil and with lots of muslims in it because joeblow in the street will be reminded daily by the media of 9/11 and will not react much. And the urge to splurge is fierce because Lockheed, Raytheon, Martin Marietta, Boeing et co need to have those orders coming in. I also hate Assad because he somehow slithered out of being framed with the assassination of Harriri in Lebanon. We spent so much money to make it happen and then we had to go back and spend some more (some sources say $500 mil) to put that on Hezbollah. The UN complied and just handed out the indictment. That ain't bad either and Israel (still smarting after being handed their behinds by them) is pleased but it was supposed to be Assad, doesn't anyone remember?
Yup, the United Snakes has finally made the BIG time!
Pol Plot would be envious of the Great Satans capacity to vaporize innocent civilian men, women and children with the 'whooooosh' of a hellfire antitank missile from 17,000' up.Osama, where are you when your people need you! It's not enough that you have left the Great Satan broke and lowering itself to the likes of the three US stooges: Israel, Britain and France, stealing from small impotent nations as it 'brings' democracy to their people – yeah right!. Now, we find tht the US has not learned anything about the consequences of financing state terror in the Middle East, the Sub-continent, and even in Ukraine and Georgia much as the Jews learned nothing from the Holocaust – Nope, not a bit! (Cont)
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The murder of PM Hariri in Lebanon by the US/CIA & Israel/Mossad 'genocide twins' and their ongoing murder and kidnapping of Iranian nuclear scientists shows the world who the ones that need a tactical nuke 'in the chops' are.'
Qaddafi and Assad should give Hillary a stiff middle finger and bring in mercenaris from Eastern Europe to take care of the CIA's 'rebel's' and send the bankrupt dead beat oil thieves – the US/EU baby (Afghanistan) killers, reeling.
If the US was an honest peace broker its would have asked racist kosher pig and endless warmonger Natantayahu to step down months ago, but lacking the 'huevos' to do so, the commander-in-Chief decides to use the 'magic' word on Assad and Qaddafi – Israel's remaining enemies after Iran.
TheAZCowBoy
Tombstone, AZ.