How many divisions does moral rectitude have?
"With Russia and China standing firmly behind Assads regime in Syria, it appears increasingly likely that continued violence, and potentially a prolonged civil war, will be the future condition of a country where the opposition is not strong enough to overcome the core elements of the regimes security forces, and foreign parties lack the willpower or capacity to overthrow the rulers in Damascus.
As Tony Karon explains, civil war is an accurate way to describe the ongoing descent into violence in Syria. The countrys ethnic composition and the regimes divide-and-rule political strategy makes the specter of civil war an effective engine of consolidation for the regimes supporters:"
Posted by: newc 2012-05-21 |