美国总统奥巴马说，叙利亚总统阿萨德在其人民眼中已经失去合法性，他已经丧失了一个又一个机会去展现他要进行真正的改革。奥巴马星期二在接受哥伦比亚广播公司采访时表示，叙利亚政府对抗议阿萨德威权统治的和平示威民众犯下了他所说的“无法容忍的暴行”。
叙利亚尖锐批评了美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿早先发表的言论。叙利亚说，克林顿国务卿的言论是美国公然干涉叙利亚内政的又一例证。克林顿星期一表示，阿萨德已经失去其统治的合法性，而且并不是“不可取代的”。美国对阿萨德“继续掌权不抱任何希望”。
U.S. President Barack Obama says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is “losing legitimacy in the eyes of his people,” and has missed “opportunity after opportunity” to present genuine reforms.Mr. Obama told CBS News Tuesday the Syrian government has perpetrated what he called an “unacceptable degree of brutality” on peaceful demonstrators protesting Mr. Assad’s authoritarian rule.
Syria has sharply criticized similar remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying her comments were “further evidence” of “blatant U.S. interference” in Syria’s internal affairs.Clinton said Monday that Mr. Assad has “lost legitimacy” and is “not indispensable.” She also said the U.S. has “nothing invested in him remaining in power.”