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CJCRANE

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12. Assad had a chance near the beginning of the protests

Reply to bemildred (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 06:00 PM

Jan 2013

to "convene a national dialogue conference. Then, under a transitional government, the draft of a new constitution would be put to a national referendum".

He missed his chance to shape history IMO.

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Syria's Assad offers peace plan but stands firm [View all] bemildred Jan 2013 OP

Poor martyred Assad trying so hard to make peace lunatica Jan 2013 #1

They Turbineguy Jan 2013 #2

He hasn't been martyred, yet. David__77 Jan 2013 #5

+1. No need to repeat your excellent summation so I'll just kick your comment. nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #6

Assad is aware of what will happen to his clan & the ruling Alawite minority if they lose Damascus. leveymg Jan 2013 #3

Yup, another +1. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #7

The Syrian flag behind him was composed of many hundreds of photos of victims... David__77 Jan 2013 #8

It's Assad, or Nusra/Qaeda... David__77 Jan 2013 #4

It's worse than that. It's Assad or Somalia II Xithras Jan 2013 #10

The peace offer is being dismissed out of hand by the West and the opposition. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #9

It was more an encourage the troops sort of speech I thought. bemildred Jan 2013 #11

Assad had a chance near the beginning of the protests CJCRANE Jan 2013 #12

If you mean in the first week or two of the revolution, then yes perhaps he missed his opportunity riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #13

More nonsense smknz Jan 2013 #14

Speech video with English translation. David__77 Jan 2013 #15

Funny, CBS News tonight had "the Syrian dictator refuses to negotiate." Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #16