Russia, China reject UN move to rebuke Syrian president

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6. Stalling tactic to give more time for Assad's repression to work. Good to see every other country

backed this resolution with no abstentions or dissenting votes as often happens.

Apparently Russia thinks that with a continuing supply of weapons and enough time Assad's repression will work and their buddy in the region and weapons buyer will survive. Perhaps they are right. Some times the oppressors win, at least in the short run. At the very least, Russia has completed the sale of more weapons - an economic victory for them - with the prospect of more sales to come.

Dictatorships don't survive forever. Look at Central and South America. Over the past 20-50 years the people there have removed dictatorial governments. The same will happen in the Middle East, including Syria, (Arabs are no different in that regard than any other human beings) and Russia will have lost its buddy and weapons buyer by not siding with the people when they could.

Assad's days are numbered. His military and security forces have already proven they cannot control the massive numbers of people who are tired of being ruled by a dictator. It happens everywhere eventually, Bashar. Don't feel too bad.