first, the transient president, xena al aberdeen ben ali was toppled, then egyptian president hosni mubarak step, done around this time assa. admit the u. s. ambassador to syria. he was a very nice i asked president martha, are you worried that the winds of change will come here? and he said he was not worried, he said to syrian people strongly supported him, strongly supported his government. ah, just 2 weeks later there was a large demonstration in damascus. a, in a market called althea, it happened very, spontaneously very suddenly, wasn't planned. and it was immediately filmed by syrians with their cell phone. ah, and we sent a message to washington that night and said it's coming. the firewood is very dry and it's coming. 3 days later, on the 18th of march 2011 young people in the southern city of the rock wrote on their school wall. it's your turn. next doctor, they arrest and torture provoked a wave of protest which swept the country. syrian security forces attacked unarmed protesters who were colon for more freedom ah, the beginning the classes we met with british ambassadors, frien