Josh Rogin
Foreign Policy
Posted October 23, 2011
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The death of Muammar al-Qaddafi today shows what’s in store for the leadership of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which will probably be the next group of tyrants to be thrown out of office and potentially killed, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), told The Cable.
“If you’re the leaders of Syria, you’re looking at today’s events as a preview of what your future may hold,” Rubio said in a Thursday interview.
“I believe that dictators in that region are unsustainable,” he said. “The Syrian regime is doomed and it’s just a matter of time, whether it’s weeks, months, or even a year, their position is unsustainable. The people there want a better life. They’re tired of living under this ineffective, incompetent, and repressive regime. And so, I think their days are numbered.”
He called on the Obama administration to ratchet up the pressure on the Syrian government and redouble its efforts to convince other countries to do the same.
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“I just got this memo today or yesterday from the office of the Secretary of Defense upstairs. It’s a… five-year plan. We’re going to take down seven countries in five years. We’re going to start with Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, then Libya, Somalia, Sudan, we’re going to come back and get Iran in five years. I said, “Is that classified, that paper?” He said, “Yes Sir.” I said, “Well, don’t show it to me, because I want to be able to talk about it.”
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