U.S., Europe See Syrian Stalemate -- Wall Street Journal
Diplomats Say Assad Could Hang On Amid U.N. Deadlock and Sanctions' Limited Bite; Americans Told to Leave Country.
The Obama administration and its European allies are planning for a protracted confrontation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, amid signs his regime is weathering the rebellion that is turning six months old this week, according to senior U.S. and European officials.
Many American and European diplomats have privately questioned whether Mr. Assad could survive the year, as protests spread from Syria's rural south to major cities such as Hama and Homs. The U.S. and European Union have placed a coordinated oil embargo on Damascus, threatening as much as one-third of the government's revenue.
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My Comment: Unlike Libya or Egypt, there are too many who are still invested in the continuing governance of the Assad regime. The fact that the unrest in Syria is now essentially a religious/sectarian conflict with the minority Alawite religious sect in control .... makes this conflict even more difficult to resolve and more bloodier when it finally does come to a conclusion.
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