TODAY’S MESOP QUOTATION : THE ILLUSION OF A POLITICAL SOLUTION – WITH ASSAD
“Hafez al-Assad was often quoted saying:
“From palace to grave”, which in Arabic rhymed perfectly (Min al-Qasr ela al-Qabr). Everyone seems to have forgotten what it meant. Just as a reminder, it really means, “I will die before I am forced to leave this palace”. Compute this into the rationale of forcing Assad into a political solution.”