Assad's Days Numbered? Think Again
Ο Shlomi Eldar είναι από τους πλέον έγκυρους δημοσιογράφους στο Ισραήλ. Σε ένα άρθρο – κόλαφο γελοιοποιεί τις έως τώρα επιλογές του Ισραήλ και της Δύσης καλώντας την κυβέρνηση να ετοιμαστεί να συμβιώσει με τον νέο, πιο ενισχυμένο Ασάντ. Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad carry a national flag bearing his image as they ride on motorcycles in Qusair, June 5, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Mohammed Azakir) Too many analysts and journalists have based their pronouncements of Assad's "numbered days" on wishful thinking. Let’s start with a proper disclosure. I also thought that his days were numbered. Maybe he had more than two weeks left, but I followed the rebels’ reports, even if they sometimes bordered on manipulative propaganda, and I came to the conclusion that the man, his family, his government and his ethnic community were all living on borrowed time. I was absolutely wrong about that. By now it’s obvious. Like so many others, I