Towards the Collapse of Power Bashar al-Assad

President fate of Syria Bashar al-Assad would not last long in power. Bashar Assad faces international pressure. No longer possible to be evasive. Humanity International Criminal Court (ICC), called for Basrhar al-Assad was arrested and prosecuted. On the other hand, world leaders, especially the supreme leader of the United States and the European Union, calling on Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad immediately resigned from power on Thursday. With the attitude of Western countries, such as the U.S. and the EU, then the chances of Bashar al-Assad in power are very slim.

Acts of violence by using military and civilian casualties, seems to have aroused the anger of the international community. Not only Western countries, who strongly criticized the actions Bashar, but the area of ​​the Middle East or the Arab World, Bashar al-Assad has received sharp criticism. Not less than Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah criticized Assad's actions. During the protest which lasted for three months, not less that 3000 protesters were killed, due to the use of weapons by Assad's forces.

"The future should be determined by the people of Syria, but President Bashar al-Assad against them," said President Barack Obama in a statement. "We have consistently said, President Assad should immediately hand over power to a democratic transition government, or resign from power. He no longer has the right to lead Syria .. For the sake of the people of Syria, the time has come for President Assad to withdraw", said Obama.

The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Britain and the European Union jointly support the attitudes and statements of U.S. President Obama, who wants Bashar al-Assad immediately resign.

"We three European countries believe that President Assad, has used brutal military force against its own people, and Assad should be responsible for the situation. Assad has lost all legitimacy, and can no longer claim to lead the country," said British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a joint statement.

"We ask Bashar al-Assad immediately resign, especially to face the reality of rejection by his people against the Syrian regime to withdraw immediately", added that European leaders.

U.S. officials, who declined to be named, for reasons of security issues, said the leaders of Europe and the United States expects the same appeal to al-Assad came from other leaders.

American authorities also imposed new economic sanctions against Damascus on Thursday, freezing Syrian government assets in the United States, prohibit Americans make new investments in the country, and prohibit Syrian oil purchases by U.S. companies. These economic sanctions aimed at weakening the regime Bashar al-Assad. Secretary of the United States, Hallary Clinton, said, "It would take steps to reduce the undesirable effects of (new) sanctions against the people of Syria."

"It's the economy that directly attack the heart of the Syrian regime," Clinton said. United States expects other countries, "will reinforce the steps we take," he added.

Senate Majority Leader United States, Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, said that Syria is, "Proxy for Iran, supporters of terror, and threats to U.S. interests and our allies in the region", he said. Republicans, however, would ask President Obama to stop Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

"America must show leadership on the world stage and to work to steer developing countries towards a modern and democratic country," said former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a leading Republican presidential candidates. "This means that President Obama should use a harder pressure, and do not let the moment the voice of freedom and distinction pendap attacked," he said.

The White House had previously said al-Assad's "loss of legitimacy," but refused to call explicitly for his ouster. Senior government officials stressed in a conference call with reporters Thursday, to ensure international coordination, and preparing new steps before moving to end sanctions kekausaan al-Assad.

The new U.S. sanctions was "very harsh measures," said Andrew J. Tabler, an expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "It is also unprecedented. Tabler said, that the steps the United States, it is a" devastating blow. "

Andfrew Tabler said 90% of Syria's oil sales to the countries of the European Union, and he noted the European Union in meeting this Friday, will likely do the same, as has been done by Americans. Oil and gas contribute about a quarter of the Syrian economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.

A senior U.S. official, diplomat, and a number of Syrian opposition members argued that in the next few weeks will be critical in terms of strengthening sanctions against the regime, which will isolate the Assad regime. This situation would benefit the opposition groups in Syria.

The campaign against the Syrian leadership, which involves the steps of diplomatic consistently by the Secretary Hallary Clinton and Obama, similar to the United States based policy is used in Libya. Where the U.S. government built an international consensus for NATO's mission to protect civilians.

But U.S. and European authorities still oppose any military intervention in Syria - in contrast to their attitude towards the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.

Some Middle Eastern countries have traditional relations with Syria, including Turkey and Saudi Arabia, has consulted in recent weeks, according to senior government officials, the measures will be taken aimed at stopping violence in their country.

Meanwhile, the UN Security Council held consultations with Syrian officials on Thursday, and board members are scheduled to receive briefings by the organization's high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay.

Pillay UN officials will assess the situation, although because of the insistence of President al-Assad on Wednesday that the military and the police have stopped doing operations against anti-government protesters.

A UN fact-finding mission was announced on Thursday that Syria has been declared guilty, and violations of human rights, and possible cases of violence in Syria will be taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute against those involved in crime.

Collapse of the regime of Bashar al-Assad's only a matter of time, and when his fall was inevitable. Because the entire international masyarakt has refused, and asked for step-down

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