zz000ter
Aug 6th, 2012, 09:58 AM
I wonder if he is doing this because it is the right thing to do or the politically profitable thing to do?
Why "defect" today when it is clear that the tide is turning against the regime?
Why did he not do it months ago?
Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-prime-minister-riyad-al-hijab-defects-to-jordan/2012/08/06/a7663224-dfb5-11e1-a421-8bf0f0e5aa11_story.html)
A statement read on the al-Jazeera Arabic news channel that was attributed to Prime Minister Riyad al-Hijab said he had resigned to protest his government’s harsh tactics as it tries to crush the country’s rebellion, which started nearly 17 months ago.
“I am announcing that I am defecting from this regime, which is a murderous and terrorist regime,” the statement said. “I join the ranks of this dignified revolution.”
Why "defect" today when it is clear that the tide is turning against the regime?
Why did he not do it months ago?
Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-prime-minister-riyad-al-hijab-defects-to-jordan/2012/08/06/a7663224-dfb5-11e1-a421-8bf0f0e5aa11_story.html)
A statement read on the al-Jazeera Arabic news channel that was attributed to Prime Minister Riyad al-Hijab said he had resigned to protest his government’s harsh tactics as it tries to crush the country’s rebellion, which started nearly 17 months ago.
“I am announcing that I am defecting from this regime, which is a murderous and terrorist regime,” the statement said. “I join the ranks of this dignified revolution.”