A Second, More Insistent Letter to Mrs. Assad

Dear Mrs. Assad ~

My last post was a polite request to stop the fighting in Syria.

So far, fighting has only increased in your country, from all formal and informal reports I have read.

If you and your husband cannot and will not stop it, then your country is out of his control and you should acknowledge the fact. Prove that he is in control. More important: stop the bloodshed.

Today, diplomats from leading countries are joining the worldwide effort to stop massacre and bloodshed in your country, since you and your husband seem to have given up responsibility or power to do so.

On a personal level, you disappoint me with your lack of leadership in your country.

Other countries, unlike yours, are promoting and participating in an enviable worldwide march toward lasting peace and prosperity.

Sincerely,

Shelley Seymour