"Erdogan also said Assad should be punished for the crimes he committed against his people."| Middle East War & Peace

Iraqis stir pot in Syria | Middle East War & Peace

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“Under strong Iranian pressure and without a public announcement, Iraq has reversed its attitude toward Syria and now supports Assad’s rejection of Turkish and western pressures.”

While the United States, France and Germany pledged to take more severe measures to

punish Syrian President Bashar Assad for his cruel crackdown on his opponents, a new geo-strategic reality is quietly emerging in the Middle East.

Under strong Iranian pressure and without a public announcement, Iraq has reversed its attitude toward Syria and now supports Assad’s rejection of Turkish and western pressures. In a public speech on Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he had “lost patience” with Assad. He reminded the Syrian dictator of the fate of Saddam Hussein and of “a leader who was brought to court on stretchers and had to listen to his indictment while in bed and inside a steel box.”

Erdogan also said Assad should be punished for the crimes he committed against his people." ... [read more at link]

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