Of course, that's all lost now that Bush has made Bashar one of the bad guys.
get real, Bashar made himself into one of the bad guys. He is the undisputed head of Syria, and could implemented democratic reform if he saw fir, but d he oesn't. Don't blame Bush for Bashar's disappointing leadership.
Power corrupts, and he has been corrupted.
When Bashar came to power in 2000, it was thought he would be a breath of fresh air in Syria. And he was........
"Before the war, Syria had actually done quite a bit to improve its standing in the eyes of the United States. It cooperated in the war against al-Qaida, sharing the intelligence it gained from interrogations of Muhammad Haydar Zammar, the man suspected of recruiting Mohamed Atta to carry out the 9/11 attacks. In addition, Syria supported the Saudi plan for peace with Israel. And it may not sound like much, but Assad denounced the 9/11 attacks, while Saddam (less smartly) praised them."
slate.msn.com
That was Bashar before the invasion of Iraq. In addition to the above, he was starting to loosen things up in Syria itself. When the US invaded Iraq, that all stopped and the war of words between Syria and the US began.
Yes, you're right.........Bashar Assad is no Tony Blair but he is definitely a step up from his father........or he was.
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