Syria Bashar al-Assad makes rare TV appearance

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Source: BBC

Syrian TV has broadcast footage apparently showing President Bashar al-Assad meeting Iran's security chief, the first time he has been seen on state television for several weeks.

His appearance came a day after Prime Minister Riad Hijab defected to the opposition.

Arriving in Damascus, Iran's security chief Saeed Jalili said only a "Syrian solution" would end the crisis.

Iran is President Assad's staunchest regional ally.

Tehran says it is planning an international meeting on Syria on Thursday.

It is also trying to secure the release of a group of Iranians abducted by rebels from a bus in Damascus on Saturday.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19160410

[UnrepentantLiberal]

1. I wonder what would happen if they sent a lot of troups in?

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2. Do you mean like this troupe?

[UnrepentantLiberal]

3. The Iranian government is right wing,

even though western leftists support them. So they wouldn't send leftist troops in.

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4. So are the Saudis. So are the Israelis. So are the Emirates. Should we bomb them all?

Why are some people so intent upon putting the US into the middle of a war between them?