The Arab League said yesterday that Washington overstepped its bounds by saying President Bashar Assad of Syria had lost the legitimacy to lead his country.
Speaking to reporters in Damascus, Arab League Chief Nabil Elaraby said Assad assured him that “Syria has entered a new era and is now moving on the road of a genuine reform.’’
Boston Globe, Arab League supports Syrian leader, scolds US, July 14,2011
I don't know, maybe Elaraby has a point: The Syrian slaughter of civilians may very well be the beginning of reform.
After all, just look at the Sudan: the independence of South Sudan and its membership in the UN as a new state--surely a sign of reform--took place after 2 million Sudanese were killed.
Clearly, the Arab League has been fully vindicated in refusing to recognize the indictment of Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide allegedly committed in Darfur.
So it is only right for that same Arab League to demand that Obama and the US stand back and let the natural process of reform take place in Syria unimpeded.
After all, only 2,000 unarmed civilians have been killed so far.
Clearly, Assad has a long way to go in pursuing his policy of reform.
Hat tip: Barry Rubin
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