Thursday, April 7, 2011

"Assad's ability to weather this storm should not be underestimated ..."

Assad's Survival Strategy - By Gary Gambill | Foreign Policy

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

it is amazing how different all this feels to someone who is actually in syria.

--in general, life in syria goes on as usual.

--estimated 10 million demonstrated in support of the president.

--regime still in full controle of the army and intelligence

--repeated calls for demonstration by "opposition" have failed to garner visible presence on the ground.

--people who demonstrated in support of president are, of course, not assadists or baathists; the main message people wished to deliver was "leave us alone".

--right now, patriotic sentiment in syria runs higher than ever.