Erdogan Seeks to Up Pressure on Syria
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday discussed the need to "increase pressure" on the Syrian regime to aid the pro-democracy protests.
The two leaders "talked about the need to increase pressure on the Assad regime, in order to lead to an outcome that is responsive to the aspirations of the Syrian people," a White House official said.
The U.S. administration has said it is time for Syrian president Bashar Assad to step aside, amid months of bloody turmoil in the country as the regime battles pro-democracy protests.
National Security Council senior director for European Affairs, Liz Sherwood-Randall, said Obama and Erdogan had met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
21 September 2011, 12:09
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Erdogan has proven so far to be all talk and no action. At least he talks while the Arab world watches. Besides empty speeches here and there the Arab dictators watch in pain, not the butchering of the Syrian people, but for the approaching danger of freedom.
21 September 2011, 16:37
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It's very pathetic how some Lebanese people still support the syrian regim that occupied Lebanon For So many years and caused so much damage to the country killing innocent ppl, causing massive graves and still capturing innocent Lebanese civilians and army personel. No one is forcing anyone to Follow US steps and the Europe countries BUT ATLEAST YOU SHOULD SHUT THE HELL UP AND STOP SUPPORTING THE SAME REGIME THAT AT A CERTAIN TIME KILLED ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER!!! IDIOTS!
22 September 2011, 00:50
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The US is cutting back its defense budget USD 200bil every year for 5 consecutive years. Simply speaking, they don't have money. This is the main reason why they focus the media war. Talk only, no action.
Turkey cannot sanction Syria because Turkey's southeast relies on Syria, not on Istanbul or Ankara. If they sanction Syria, people in the southeast will revolt against the ruling AKP. That's why Turkey needs "sanction coordination" with the United States in advance.
Western, Turkish and Saudi spy networks are almost suffocating to die. Demonstrations inside Syria have apparently lost steam, and their slogans are really stupid, even painful to hear.
