Bashshar's "dialogue"

Syrian regime TV billed the interview with Bashshar as "dialogue".  It was anything but that.  Bashshar who is known for his long public speeches and presentations was very brief, relative to his record.  The performance was an utter failure.  It did not offer any substantive.  Nothing whatsoever.  One thing he did: he wanted to come across as humble: because his first public speech came across as very arrogant and even flippant.  I wondered what he intended to say: he did not make one concrete concession, and did not show any sympathy for the families of the hundreds of victims of his security forces.  Typically, he like other members of his regime avoided any negative comment about Saudi Arabia, which is leading a ferocious (hypocritical and sectarian) campaign against Syrian government.  Those are people who can't relate to their people.