The rest of the middle east quickly tiring of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore his treatment of his citizens. Syria's rebels are most likely heartened by the success seen (so far) by the rebels in Libya and are not likely to give up this fight. In my opinion, if President al-Assad does not secede his power soon, the fighting will worsen and the rest of the world, including Syria's allies, (among them Iran and Russia) will have no choice but to take some kind of action.
Alex Chesna (Friday 9am section)
