We don’t ask for much from Assad. Just the tiniest bit of self-awareness. A minimal recognition of the rhetorical and political position that he’s speaking from. No such luck:
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that the Israeli government was too weak to make peace with Syria, stressing that negotiations must resume from the point they had last reached in 2000… Assad said, addressing the first session of the parliament’s 9th legislative four-year term. He warned [about] “weak governments in Israel”
Well, we can’t all inherit a police state from daddy now can we?
References:
* Assad: Israeli government too weak to make peace with Syria [Ha'aretz]
Previously:
* Syria Reorganizing Their Military Hezbollah-Style, Moving SCUDS To the Border To Target Israeli Population Centers
* Syria is Hiding Weapons in Civilian Aid Convoys. Of Course They Are.
* This Summer’s War With Syria – Israel Launches Massive Defensive Training Maneuvers On the Golan
Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
