Why Syria's Civil War Is Now Looking More Dangerous

5 Reasons Syria's War Suddenly Looks More Dangerous -- CNN

(CNN) -- While the world's attention was focused on Boston and North Korea, the conflict in Syria entered a new phase -- one that threatens to embroil its neighbors in a chaotic way and pose complex challenges to the Obama administration.

What began as a protest movement long ago became an uprising that metastasized into a war, a vicious whirlpool dragging a whole region toward it.

Many analysts believe the United States can do little to influence -- let alone control -- the situation. And it could make things worse. Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics argues against the United States "plunging into the killing fields of Syria ... because it would complicate and exacerbate an already dangerous conflict."

Others contend that if the United States remains on the sidelines, regional actors will fight each other to "inherit" Syria, and hostile states such as Iran and North Korea will take note of American hesitancy. They say inaction has given free rein to more extreme forces.

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My Comment: The worst case scenarios are now being played out in Syria .... but in this mess there is now an unbelievable bipartisan push in the US Senate to pressure the White House to intervene. Fortunately .... for the moment .... the White House is not listening.