Bashar al-Assad's days are numbered: Obama

He stated that Washington is working to accelerate the transition to democracy in Syria.Barck Obama, in an interview with an American TV, said “it is our estimation that (Assad’s) days are numbered. It’s a matter not of if but when.”He stated that US is working with the world community to try to accelerate the transition of democracy in Syria.He acknowledged that Syria is bigger, more sophisticated and more complicated than Libya and countries like Russia are blocking UN action.Obama also pointed to the US efforts through the “Friends of Syria” group to promote humanitarian relief to cities under attack from Syrian forces.“The group can also accelerate the transition to a peaceful and stable Syrian government but if that happens, it will be a profound loss for Iran,” he said.