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Jordan's King Abdullah: Syrian Regime Won't Reform
(Washington Post) Lally Weymouth - Jordan's King Abdullah said in an interview last weekend: General Tantawi, head of Egypt's military ruling council, "thinks there is too much pressure on him...from the West....I think everybody is wary of dealing with the West....Looking at how quickly people turned their backs on Mubarak, I would say that most people are going to try and go their own way. I think there is going to be less coordination with the West and therefore a chance of more misunderstandings." "I spoke to Bashar al-Assad twice in the springtime....Basically, they were not interested in listening to our advice....I think he does have reform in his soul but I don't think that type of regime allows for any potential reformist." Q: The Israelis are worried the Egyptians will break the [peace] treaty. Abdullah: "That is a very, very strong possibility." Q: Do you intend to support Jordan's treaty with Israel? Abdullah: "We have a peace treaty with Israel and will continue to do so because it helps both parties."