Mursi Calls For Regime Change in Syria
The Egyptian President made the comments at the Islamic Solidarity Conference in Mecca.
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi said on Wednesday that it is of utmost importance that Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran work together to solve the ongoing crisis in Syria.
Speaking at the Islamic Solidarity Conference in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Morsi said that it is time for regime change in Syria. He quoted the Prophet Mohammed who forbade war among Muslims and criticized those who allowed for the situation to deteriorate and for "blood to have been spilled during the holy month of Ramadan."
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The name is spelling wrong in the headline.
And yeah, I'll bet Morsi would love regime change, so the Islamist whack jobs can take over yet another country. The vile Obamites are wreaking just as much havoc on the international front as they are here at home.