Syrian media quoting Kucinich: 'Assad is highly loved and appreciated by the Syrians'

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Foreign Policy

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is in Syria "to investigate conditions on the ground" on behalf of his Syrian-American constitutents and held a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad. If these quotes from the state-sponsored Syrian news wirer SANA are to be believed, Assad must have made quite and impression:

"There are some who want to give a wrong picture about what is going on in Syria," Kucinich said in a press conference held on Tuesday at the Four Seasons Hotel, adding that things should be left to the Syrian people, government and leadership to decide for themselves the direction and the way to go for democratic changes.

The U.S. Congressman described what is taking place in terms of the meetings of opposition and independent figures who are expressing themselves and their views openly and freely as "a largely positive progress", saying "President Bashar al-Assad cares so much about what is taking place in Syria, which is evident in his effort towards a new Syria and everybody who meets him can be certain of this."

"President al-Assad is highly loved and appreciated by the Syrians," said Kucinich, voicing his belief that people in Syria are seeking a real change which is up to them.

Read more: http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/06/28/syrian_media_quoting_kucinich_assad_is_highly_loved_and_appreciated_by_the_syrian_0

[Fuddnik]

1. I wouldn't put too much stock in anything Assad says.

That doesn't even sound like Kucinich's manner of speaking.

[kiranon]

2. Power to conduct foreign affairs is in the Presidency not Congress.

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. If he hadn't gone to Syria, the Syrian media wouldn't have had the chance to 'misquote' him

[Kingofalldems]

3. Unrec for another thinly veiled attack on a Democrat

[SkyDaddy7]

5. Self Delete...

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[robcon]

6. It's not 'thinly-veiled' at all. Kucinich has been bought by Assad.

n/t

[thewiseguy]

7. Yea Dennis, lets forget about the Syrian tanks running over protesters

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. I'm sure that they highly love and appreciate Assad also

[Peacetrain]

8. Ish Kabbittle.. lets hope this is not true..

[robcon]

10. Here's the regime Dennis is praising: "Syrian forces kill 24, protesters tell Assad to go"

Kucinich has been bought by Assad. He probably knows that Assad has had a murderous reign in Syria, but he doesn't care.