Tuesday, July 12, 2011
White House: Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy
The White House, echoing comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a day earlier, said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable."
"He has lost legitimacy by refusing to lead the transition" to democracy, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, further sharpening US rhetoric against the Syrian leader over a harsh crackdown on protesters.
Carney also condemned yesterday's attack by Assad loyalists on the US embassy in Damascus as "not acceptable."
"He has lost legitimacy by refusing to lead the transition" to democracy, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, further sharpening US rhetoric against the Syrian leader over a harsh crackdown on protesters.
Carney also condemned yesterday's attack by Assad loyalists on the US embassy in Damascus as "not acceptable."
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