U.S.: Syria’s Assad 'Disconnected' Or 'Crazy'

U.S.: Syria’s Assad 'Disconnected' Or 'Crazy'

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The United States says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must be either "disconnected" from reality or "crazy," after Assad claimed that he was not responsible for the killing of thousands of anti-regime protesters by Syrian security forces.

In an interview with U.S. ABC News television, Assad said that no government in the world would kill its people "unless it's led by a crazy person."

The Syrian leader added that he did not "own" the security forces that have been carrying out the violence, and said most of the people who have been killed in the Syrian conflict have been supporters of the government, not opponents.

Reacting to the comments, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Assad's remarks suggest that the leader has either lost power within Syria, is "disconnected" from reality, or is, as Assad said in the interview, "crazy." [ read more at link ]