Saudi Arabia Steps Up Efforts to Oust Syria's Assad

[John2]

15. What they claimed

about Sadam was true. Sadam was just their Bully. I saw a video, where he just shot a poor fella himself, without one thought. The only problem was, Sadam turned on them when they wouldn't excuse his debts. He felt betrayed by the Saudis and Kuwait. Sadam was just pretending to be religious. I think there is a difference between Sadam and Assad's personality. I can see that when both men gave interviews. Sadam just played to the masses, kinda like Hitler, while Assad uses more reason and logic, to make his point. I think he is more intelligent than Saddam, which makes it tougher for his opponents to discredit him. He has been able to use the media in a smart way. He has sent envoys to Russia, Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq. He even went to Russia and Iran in person.

He has even given personal interviews to certain media outlets in countries like Germany and Turkey, where he doesn't come off as a monster, portrayed by the opposition or the West. He doesn't evade any question put to him by the media, even the accusations. He has an answer for everything. He just gives his side and comes off very believable. Assad even sounds more intelligent or believable than the people accusing him. I think if you put Assad on one side of an argument with any Saudi official in the same room, including the royal family, Assad would probably win the debate, on an intellectual level. He sounds like a very educated person and professorial, kinda like Presdent Obama sometimes. I would love to see those two men in a debate, within the same room. Whereas Saddam acted the role of a Bully and madman. You don't see Assad having the same tirade.