"In the unlikely event Assad does moderate his actions, AKP claims credit," she told SETimes, arguing that if al-Assad is eventually ousted, the AKP can claim to have stood up for human rights and democracy. "Even if Assad manages to hang on with Iranian support, the AKP would not lose much for having played tough with him.
„U malo verovatnom slučaju da Asad ublaži svoje postupke, AKP će preuzeti zasluge“, rekla je ona za SETimes, tvrdeći da ukoliko Al Asad na kraju bude zbačen, AKP može da kaže da se založila za ljudska prava i demokratiju. „Čak i ako Asad nekako opstane uz podršku Irana, AKP ne bi izgubila puno zato što je bila oštra prema njemu.