'Ride It Out' Or 'A Killing Spree': Experts Question Assad's Next Move -- NBC
Syrian President Bashar Assad may have gained some extra time to maneuver after the White House decided to ask Congress for authorization to strike his government in retaliation for alleged use of chemical weapons, but whether the enigmatic leader will use those days to try to tighten his grip on power is unclear, according to experts.
Assad has options, said Col. Jack H. Jacobs, a retired Army officer and NBC News consultant. "If he were smart he'd do nothing – not take aggressive action," Jacobs said. "He's not going to do that. He's never done it before. He's probably going to take this opportunity and end up killing lots of civilians."
The reason, according to Jacobs, is that Assad has already calculated that Congress will almost certainly authorize a U.S. military strike, no matter what he does in the next 10 days or so.
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My Comment: I predict that he will lay low until after Congress votes on the White House's resolution to attack Syria.
Yes. Then he'll listen intently to what Putin tells him.
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