O Eidros, who fled in the dead of night… https://t.co/a0oRpmpHXD O Eidros, who fled in the dead of night… How can you now demand recognition? O Eidros, in politics, speeches alone cannot cover up mistakes, nor can slogans turn defeat into victory. Whoever asks people to trust his leadership must first confront them with the truth: What did you do? What did you get wrong? And who is paying the price for your decisions? In January, you issued your political declaration, then called for mobilization, sending your men down a perilous path. Today, you return asking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the international community to recognize what you proclaimed. Here lies the question no rallying speech can answer: If you knew Riyadh held the key to recognition, why didn’t you begin there? Why did soldiers have to pay the price for a decision that could have started with dialogue? Don’t say circumstances forced these sacrifices; circumstances do not absolve leadership of responsibility for assessing consequences. Don’t claim the moment demands unity—as if unity replaces accountability. The people have the right to know why the path escalated, what was achieved, what the South lost, and who bears responsibility for this cost. The soldiers called to the front are not fuel for a political project, nor images summoned only when needed in speeches. They are human beings with names, families, and a right to know the truth. If calculations were wrong, it is your duty to say so clearly and to apologize to them and their families—not to ask them to prepare for new sacrifices while yesterday’s decisions remain unreviewed. An apology here is not a detail or a concession; it is the bare minimum of responsibility. Before demanding recognition of your declaration, admit your own mistakes. Before asking people to renew their trust, answer them: Why were those decisions made? What were their outcomes? And what guarantees prevent them from recurring? As for Saudi Arabia, to whom you now appeal for recognition, it holds fundamental weight in any path toward resolution and reconciliation. If you believe its door is the route to recognition, why wasn’t dialogue with it your first step? Saudi Arabia is not an exit sought only after exhausting your men; it is your final political refuge—and you should have understood this before placing the South and its soldiers at the cost of escalation. Others were wiser when they understood that politics cannot be run by leaping into the unknown, and that those who flee accountability may find themselves alone facing its consequences. Do not let applause around you replace criticism, nor allow those addicted to slogans to convince you that admitting mistakes is defeat. The real defeat is repeating errors and forcing people to pay their price again and again. O Eidros, don’t begin by demanding recognition from others. Begin by acknowledging your own failure: You miscalculated. You burdened the South with consequences. You must apologize. Only then can we speak of reassessing the path, restoring trust, and any political project that seeks to convince people it works for their sake. By: Engineer Saleh bin Sa'id Al-Murzam October 15, 2026 #EidrosAlZubaidi #TransitionalCouncil #TheSouth #SaudiArabia #ApologyFirst #LeadershipAccountability #PathReview