Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Both Sides In Syria Are Hardening Their Positions For A Long Battle



In Syria, Hardening Sides, And Risks Of An Even Bloodier Civil War -- Christian Science Monitor

A new report argues the Syrian civil war is going to get a lot worse unless the country's rebels take a series of difficult and improbable steps.

Syria's Bashar al-Assad praised his military today in a written statement and once again branded the uprising against the Baath regime as led by "terrorists." He vowed that his regime will win the Syrian civil war. "Today, as every day, our people look to you as you defend their honor and dignity and give the nation back its stability," his statement said.

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My Comment
: After decades of torture, summary executions, and collective punishment of whole families by the Assad family and government .... the breaking point has been passed .... this is now a fight to the finish. But with both sides not having the capability to vanquish the other .... we are now entering a period where a war of attrition and conflict will be order of the day .... but a type of conflict that will produce hundreds of thousands of casualties and refugees in the millions.

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