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UK Foreign Minister William Hague called Assad's speech "hypocritical. Deaths, violence and oppression engulfing Syria are his own making. Empty promises of reform fool no one."
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle claimed Assad's speech contained "no new insights."
Robert Fisk called Assad's speech his "most important" one. He addressed his people, Syria's army, and fallen martyrs. He praised supportive nations.
He stressed Syrian unity. "I will go one day, but the country stays," he said. He wants independence from foreign control. It matters most.
Conflict nonetheless continues. Syria may end up entirely ravaged when it ends. Body count totals may rise exponentially. Washington takes no prisoners.
Patrick Seale told Al Jazeera:
"If the fighting continues - and it shows no sign of stopping - then I fear my predictions are very, very gloomy.""Syria, a major Arab country after all, faces the possibility of dismemberment, fragmentation, (and) partition."
The possibility is very real. Syria may replicate Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. It may be entirely destroyed. Hundreds of thousands may die. Washington bears full responsibility.
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