# Charlie Rose inteviews Syrian President Bashar Assad. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rose-inteviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/668372 "2013-09-09T01:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rose-inteviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/668372/1 "2013-09-09T01:17:48Z")
I’ll be watching this interview. I want to hear what Assad has to say. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3460\_162-57601881/charlie-rose-interviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3460_162-57601881/charlie-rose-interviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/) > [@](#): > > Speaking with Bob Schieffer, the “CBS This Morning” co-host previewed the interview - held Sunday at the Presidential Palace in Damascus - which is Assad’s first with an American TV network in nearly two years. Rose reported the Syrian leader addressed allegations that his regime used chemical weapons against his own people. > > Excerpts from Rose’s interview with Assad will air at 7 a.m. EDT on “CBS This Morning.” The interview will air in its entirety Monday night on “The Charlie Rose Show” on PBS. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rose-inteviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/668372/2 "2013-09-09T16:23:40Z")
They talked about this on the radio this morning. Supposedly, Assad denies that he used chemical weapons, and he makes the (true, AFAIK) claim that John Kerry claims to have evidence, but has not actually shown any. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rose-inteviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/668372/3 "2013-09-10T00:19:07Z")
PBS is running the full Assad interview as a special. 9pm Eastern, 8 Central 42 minutes from now. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rose-inteviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/668372/4 "2013-09-10T01:13:07Z")
Thanks for the head’s up. Watching it now. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rose-inteviews-syrian-president-bashar-assad/668372/5 "2013-09-10T02:20:57Z")
Interesting interview. It shows what happens when you get an accidental leader. Assad would have been much better off as an eye doctor in London. I remember him talking about reforms when he took power. But that obviously didn’t happen. I’m not sure Assad has that much operational control over his generals. At this point it’s the army that’s fighting for survival and the generals will do pretty much what ever is necessary to win. The buck still stops with the guy on top. Assad and the Syrian government are responsible for the army’s atrocities.