I discussed current events in Syria and the Obama Administration call for Bashar al Assad to step aside, along with a bit of Libya, this morning on C Span’s Washington Journal:
Here are the notes I did for myself on Syria in preparation:
1. The contest continues:
2. The international community is speaking louder and with a more unified voice
3. Bashar still has internal and external pillars intact
4. Opposition strong
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