US IN A BOLD MOVE, BUT WHAT WILL THE REACTION BE?
Ambassador Ford's trip to Hama, knowing what Friday afternoon,( after prayer) is going to have a dramatic impact on how Assad deals with events in Hama.
If the Ambassador is still there once the late afternoon crowds form, something you can bank will happen once when the people find out the US Ambassador is there, the response by the Syrian government will be interesting if not dangerous.
Just think of the phone call from Assad to Iran, informing them the US Ambassador is in Hama and will be there on Friday.
This was a bold move on the US's part and one I hope they have thought through.
Assad will demand he know the Ambassador's exact location if he is still in the city.
I am not sure Assad was ready to take decisive action in Hama given the troop strength it requires, but even the simple, simple for cold blooded killers, act of shooting people in the streets becomes more than complicated with the US Ambassador in the city.
I can't think of a more creditable 'witness' than an Ambassador to a potential "Crime Against Humanity".
It is very possible this will completely changes Assad's game plan for Hama, at least for the short term.
I said it last night and I will repeat it tonight.
For Assad not to deal with Hama, insures he will have his own version of Benghazi in Syria!
The "Resistance" will have its base camp; one that is a Syrian Muslim Brotherhood / SMB / stronghold.
I can't tell you how pi.... off Iran must be right now.
I really hope the US Department of State thought this one all the way through!
