Saturday, December 8, 2012

Despite Rebel Deal, Syria Can Keep up the Fight | Synopsis

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Despite Rebel Deal, Syria Can Keep up the Fight

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Nearly 20 months into the Syrian uprising, President Bashar Assad's message to the world has been nothing if not consistent: His military is strong, his enemies are mere terrorists and he will prevail in the end. And despite a unity deal signed by Syrian rebels this weekend, which they hope will persuade foreign backers to send more powerful weapons to use to battle the regime, Damascus still has enough firepower and resources to keep up the fight. "Syria has more than enough weapons for fighting the rebels," said Igor Korotchenko, a retired colonel of Russia's military general staff who is now editor of National Defense magazine. "As long as Bashar Assad has the money to pay his military, it will keep fighting." He said Syria has more than 1,000 tanks, along with a system of repair shops created during Soviet times and enough experienced personnel to service the weapons.

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President Bashar Assad

Overall Sentiment: -0.164566

Relevance: 0.88297

Igor Korotchenko

Overall Sentiment: -0.287937

Relevance: 0.188984

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-0.0911183"Syria has more than enough weapons for fighting the rebels," said Igor Korotchenko, ...
-0.018896"Syria has more than enough weapons for fighting the rebels," said Igor Korotchenko, a retired colonel of Russia's military general staff who is now editor of National Defense magazine. "As long as Bashar Assad has the money to pay his military, it will keep fighting."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1100143
  • Mean: -0.05500715
  • Standard Deviation: 0

George Sabra

Overall Sentiment: -0.562147

Relevance: 0.166944

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-0.0905214"Weapons," barked George Sabra, ...
-0.0714607"Weapons," barked George Sabra, a Syrian opposition figure, as rebels gathered for a unity conference with envoys from Washington and its Middle East allies in attendance. "We don't need food. We don't need money. We need weapons."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1619821
  • Mean: -0.08099105
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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Additional Info:

Country: Syria

Overall Sentiment: -0.205657

Relevance: 0.664014

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