Should Ford, the U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Have Visited Hama?

Some observers say it was a provocative move, others call it overdue, and then there are those who say it is completely unwelcome. On Thursday, July 7, U.S. ambassador to Syria Robert Ford traveled to the Syrian city of Hama, the scene of a brutal, still resonant 1982 massacre, to express solidarity with protesters who are now calling for the fall of President Bashar Assad's regime. After weeks ...