CNNW John King USA August 9, 2011
killed in the regime's brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters over the past several months. as the crackdown has played out, the administration has gone from urging assad to stop the violence and implement reforms himself to of late saying the dictator has lost legitimacy, but until now the administration has stopped short from demanding he yield power. here's how the u.n. ambassador to the united nations described assad's behavior right here on this program last week as she promised to push for more aggressive international response -- >> it's horrific. it's appalling. he's ...