Sayda to Obama: waiting for election day to act on Syria 'Unacceptable'

President of the Syria National Council Abdel Basset Sayda, the opposition's leading representative, has called on US President Barack Obama to take stronger action on the Syrian file, saying that he must act without paying attention to the effect on the upcoming elections awaiting him. Speaking to CNN late Sunday, Sayda said it was crucial world leaders took action now, indicating he would like to see Western nations "carry out their responsibilities through the security council" by issuing a resolution in support of the opposition under Section 7 of the UN Charter, which deals with breaches of peace and acts of aggression. "We would like to say to President Obama that waiting for election day to make the right decision on Syria is unacceptable for Syrians," Sayda said in the interview aired by Radio SAWA Sunday morning. "We cannot understand that a superpower ignores the killing of tens of thousands of Syrian civilians because of an election campaign that a president may win or lose," he added.