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Suspension's thus illegitimate. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem condemned it. America was blamed for demanding it.
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman attended the League session to assure things went Washington's way.
On November 4, former UK official Alastair Crooke headlined his London Guardian article, "Syria and Iran: the great game," saying:
"Regime change in Syria is a strategic prize that outstrips Libya - which is why Saudi Arabia and the west are playing their part."
He also said a senior Saudi officials believe toppling Assad will greatly benefit the Kingdom by weakening Iran.
Crooke explained today's "great game" strategy, saying:
"(S)et up a hurried transitional council as sole representative of the Syrian people, irrespective of (its legitimacy); feed in armed insurgents from neighboring states; impose sanctions that will hurt the middle classes; mount a media campaign to denigrate any Syrian efforts at reform; try to instigate divisions within the army and the elite; and ultimately President Assad will fall - so its initiators insist."
He believes Syrian strategy is failing, "in spite of heavy investment." He added that if pushed to the wall, sectarian violence may erupt in Lebanon, Iraq and elsewhere regionally.
He also called interventionist efforts for democracy "fanciful at best, an act of supreme callousness at worst." Washington, key Western allies and Israel won't tolerate it at home or abroad.
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