Assad isolates himself

The brutality of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has only isolated him internationally, the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes: "Arab countries are turning their backs on him, above all Saudi Arabia. And Turkey doesn't want to see its own reputation suffer because of this 'partner'. Syria's only remaining ally is Iran, a country whose regime also has much blood on its hands from quashing protests. At last even President Obama has found the right words: Bashar al-Assad's time is up, 'reforms' can no longer save him politically. The protests against the Syrian dictatorship started in March, tanks and torture have proved unable to quell them. The sanctions Obama now talks of are to be unprecedented - or so we hope. The noose around Assad's regime must be pulled tight, and quick."

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