Iraq considers the fall of the regime in Syria, an inevitable and positive development

"The regime of Assad has been losing friends, credibility and authority. He is supported by Iran only timidly neutral toward Russia and China. Support all the other countries he had lost "- said in an interview Sumaidaie political blog Cable. "The upcoming change in Syria will change the balance of power in the region, over time, weaken Iran and reduce its ability to demonstrate their power through the motions" Hezbollah, "Hamas and other tools. And they freed Lebanon from Syrian domination over "- he added. Cable notes that the words of Ambassador differ somewhat from the point of view, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki does not support the idea of a military overthrow of ruling regimes. According to Sumaidaie, Iraq is not afraid of instability in the region, which may lead to the fall of the Assad regime. As an example, he cited a recent lunch with Iraqi diplomats at a restaurant in downtown Washington. At the time of their lunch had an earthquake is felt throughout the East Coast of the United States. According to him, all the visitors of the restaurant ran out into the street, except for him and his companions. "This is an illustration of the Iraqi psychology. We've been through hell, we were able to scare the little "- said Sumaidaie. Anti-government protests in Syria began in mid-March in Dera'a in the south, and then spread to other regions. According to UN statistics, the number of victims of clashes in the country has already exceeded 2.2 thousand. Opposition demands resignation of President Bashar al-Assad and political reforms.