Syria: The End Of The Political Solution -- Michael Weiss, Foreign Policy
The Assads seized power by force. Wednesday's attack proves they will only be removed through force.
It's rare that Syrians -- at least, all but the most hopeless pro-regime ones -- rely on state media for a dose of good news. But Wednesday's confirmed killings of at least three key members of the regime's "crisis management cell" prove two things: first, that the revolution is now literally at Bashar al-Assad's doorstep, and second, that diplomats have officially been written out of the script on what to do about Syria.
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My Comment: Diplomacy has utterly failed Syria .... a fact that the U.S. is figuring out right now. But even though diplomacy has failed, the rebels are clearly making gains .... and doing so with limited resources and organization. As a result it then brings up the following question .... what would be the scenario if they had received aid and resources sooner .... would this civil war have ended sooner rather than the long and bloody road that it is following now.
Unfortunately .... that is an answer that we will never know.
Update: America Watches As Syria Crumbles -- Elliott Abrams, NRO
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