Will Syria Be Swept Up by the Winds of Change?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2011
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Syria has been beset by protests similar to those that have brought down other governments in the region. Guest host Sara Terry considers whether the regime can hold on to power.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.9 | Next up in the Middle East, Syria. Can the regime there hold on to power? |
| 0:16.2 | I'm Sarah Terry sitting in for Warren Only, and this is to the point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:21.6 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. All eyes are on Syria, where protesters |
| 0:27.1 | are expected to hit the streets again tomorrow. President Bashar al-Assad promised the nation |
| 0:32.3 | yesterday that he would look into lifting repressive decades-old emergency laws and his cabinet has resigned. |
| 0:39.3 | But will he be able to hold off the kind of protests that have unseated other leaders in the Arab world? |
| 0:45.1 | What would a new regime in Syria look like? |
| 0:47.5 | What would be the implications for relations with Israel and the region? |
| 0:51.1 | On reporter's notebook, it's that time of year again. Yep, take me out to the ballgame. |
| 0:57.6 | First, the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio |
| 1:05.9 | International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur |
| 1:12.0 | Foundation. I'm Sarah Terry sitting in for Warren Alley, back with To the Point from PRI. We'll be |
| 1:18.1 | talking about Syria today and the impact of the protest movements there, which are similar to those |
| 1:23.3 | that have brought down other governments in the region. President Bashar al-Assad came to power after |
| 1:28.0 | his father's death in 2000 with promises of reform that have yet to materialize. What would regime |
| 1:34.4 | change mean for Syria, which has long been regarded as one of the most important players in the Middle |
| 1:39.4 | East? On reporter's notebook, buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. You know what we're talking about? |
| 1:46.1 | Batter up. First, this news update. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today that the cost of the U.S.'s engagement with Libya is currently about $550 million. |
| 1:57.0 | At a hearing on Capitol Hill today, here's how he described the U.S. mission in Libya. |
| 2:02.5 | It will maintain pressure on Gaddafi's remaining forces to prevent attacks on civilians, |
| 2:07.8 | enforce the no-fly zone and arms embargo, and provide humanitarian relief. |
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