Senator Mark Kirk a few minutes ago on WTTW Channel 11 Chicago Tonight show said the Syrian government ordered the attack on US embassy and US ambassadors residence.
"We consider it pretty fucking severe," said one person inside the compound at the time, via email to The Huffington Post. "It was a rough day. Still is."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Hillary Clinton said "President Assad is not indispensable and we have absolutely nothing invested in him remaining in power."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...
"We consider that the Syrian government has not lived up to its obligations under the Vienna Convention to protect diplomatic facilities. It's absolutely outrageous."
Crowds loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attacked the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus on Monday, diplomats said, three days after the French and U.S. ambassadors visited the city of Hama in a show of support for pro-democracy protests.
Syrian forces killed at least one civilian and injured 20 in another city, Homs, on Monday during the heaviest raids on the city since troops deployed there two months ago to crush dissent against Assad, residents said.
http://www.reuters.com/...
Assad loyalists storm US and French embassies
Supporters of the Syrian government have stormed the US and French embassies in Damascus, prompting strong condemnation by the two countries' officials.
Witnesses describing Monday's assault said the attackers smashed windows and raised a Syrian flag at the US diplomatic compound and wrote anti-American graffiti referring to the US ambassador as a "dog".
A US official said the mob breached the wall of the embassy compound before being dispersed by Marine Corps guards.
No buildings were entered and there were no injuries to embassy personnel, but one of the office buildings was damaged and Syrian security forces were slow to respond, the official said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/...
Protesters scale the US embassy in Damascus, Syria, in this photo from the social media network [Facebook]
6:24 PM PT: just wondering how many wars are we going to be in by the end of the year?