"Assad's survival matters!"

"... Despite the anger, the killing of more than 1,100 protesters and international condemnation, Syria’s regime may escape the fate that befell those in Tunisia and Egypt. Syria’s strategic location in a neuralgic part of the Middle East makes all parties apprehensive of the prospect of chaos that would follow Assad’s downfall. Leaders who condemn Syria publicly seem to pray privately for the survival of the Assad regime for the sake of regional stability..."