Approximately one month ago the U.S. Embassy in Damascus was attacked by Syrian Government protestors, breaking windows, spray painting walls, and throwing fruits and vegetables, but they were dispersed without injury by Marine guards.
U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford visited the city of Hama a stronghold of opposition to the policies of Syrian President Bashar Assad and had suffered greatly due to government crack downs and by what most deem excessive force. Former President Hafiz al Assad suffered the same opposition in Hama and actually had the city shelled for weeks, then gassed and finally bulldozed to quit the opposition.
Syria is modeling more of a crushing of the opposition rather than making good on the promises of reform promised months ago, and apparently are not anywhere in the near future. Historically the Assad family’s 40 year rule has been more aggressive and punitive than that of Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and more like that of Libya’s Gaddafi but our nation isn’t demanding Assad to step down.
The Syrian aggression that took brutal control of Lebanon thirty-five years ago, promoted and exported terrorism, and waged brutal war against Israel is just as cruel with its own people, and reform won’t come soon enough to relieve Lebanon, Israel, or Syria itself.
Pastor Steve's Weblog 