Could The West And Their Allies Deploy 300,000 Soldiers To Syria If The Assad Regime Collapses?

Syria: West 'Could Deploy 300,000 Troops Following Regime Collapse' -- The Telegraph

Western governments could be called on to deploy up to 300,000 troops to intervene in Syria following the collapse of the current regime, an influential defence think tank has said.

The end of the President Bashar al-Assad's rule could lead to an explosion of conflict both within Syria and beyond its borders, the Royal United Services Institute paper said.

It was now more urgent to prevent the conflict spreading into neighbouring countries or cross-border invasions than to contain the violence inside Syria, said the paper 'Syria: A Collision Course for Intervention'.

It warns that after Mr Assad's likely departure the "military options will be seen in a different light".

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My Comment: Even if the Assad regime collapses, and Syria completely disintegrates, there is no political will, resources, or public support in the West to get involved in the Syrian quagmire. The only action that would change this sentiment is if Syria's WMDs fall into the hands of terror groups, and they start to use them against targets in the Middle east .... and the West. In that case .... all hell is going to break loose.