Fast-Forward Syria: Three Terrible Scenarios And One Good Option -- Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera
Syria's uprising could end up looking like Libya, Algeria, Kosovo, or perhaps something different altogether.
As the Syrian revolution enters its second year, three scenarios loom on the horizon. However, as they say in Arabic: “their sweetest is bitter”.
What started a year ago as a peaceful protest in the southern town of Dera'a demanding limited reform, has morphed into a popular uprising demanding sweeping changes, mutating into a national upheaval calling for regime change.
With its back to the wall, the Syrian regime rejected all compromise with the opposition and prepared itself for a violent cross country crackdown.
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My Comment: What`s my take .... Syria is already at a state of civil war, with outside forces already openly intervening in supporting one side over the other. Reconciliation and compromise is no longer possible .... this is rapidly becoming a fight to the finish. The only question that still needs to be answered is .... will the Alawite community and Syria`s various sectarian groups continue to support Assad and his government as the conflict intensifies, or will they jettison him and find some reconciliation with the mainly Sunni opposition groups who are on the front line in this conflict. My prediction .... it is even too late for that .... this is going to end like Bosnia, but with an Arab picture to it.
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