Washington Watch: Like father, li... JPost - Opinion - Columnists
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It’s tradition in the Assad family to massacre civilians; Bashar’s father did it for nearly 30 years before him.
Does Bashar Assad seriously expect anyone to believe his promise – repeated again Monday – to reform? His 11 years in power are littered with dashed hopes, broken promises, and the bodies of thousands of Syrians who believed he would bring a better tomorrow. Instead, the myopic ophthalmologist proved the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
President Barack Obama once hoped he could wean Assad away from the Iranians’ embrace and bring him to the peace table with Israel and closer to the western camp, but that hope proved ephemeral.
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