Assad to be offered clemency if he joins peace talks...This is a current Drudge headline, it's very similar to headlines for Quadaffi and definitely reflect leftist, and Foggy Bottom think. These people have not a clue, cannot conceptualize that Syria is Assad's kingdom. Syria was his father's and now it is his, it is his property and he will stay there and defend it. It is a paternal thing, a thing of honor. Doing any less is a shameful burden he will not bare.
There are just too many fundamental concepts of "how stuff works" for them to grasp the indignity of their offer.
Words not in leftist lexicon:
property rights
responsibility
honor
dignity
shame
insult