Demonstrating Hypocrisy, Obama Turns to Turkish Leader on Syria - (International)

President Barack Obama continues to avoid direct action against Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s increasingly savage crackdown on dissidents by cultivating a partnership with Turkish Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After talking on the phone early Tuesday, the two leaders voiced “deep concern over the unacceptable use of violence” in Syria and went on to say: “The Syrian government must end the use of violence now and promptly enact meaningful reforms that respect the democratic aspirations of Syrian citizens.” There was no condemnation of Bashar Assad, his brother Maher Assad or their use of tank artillery and troops to pound entire city blocks, shoot civilians at random or mass arrests. Early Tuesday, Washington recalled non-essential US embassy staff and families from Damascus.

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