'Pour encourager les autres!"

"... Yes.  The Syrian forces are methodically searching areas that they retake and are killing supporters of the rebellion.  Why are they not hiding the bodies?  They want those they do not kill to see the bodies and they don't mind if the Washington Post wants to talk about it either.  This is 'pour encourager les autres."  The message is that this is what happens when you take up armes against the government.  An additional message is that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are impotent in the face of the defeat of their proteges.... Last night on the "Newshour" a Saudi stringer for "Nightline" was interviewed on the subject of the war.  He had recently traveled around insurgent held north Syria,  He commented that the Syrian Army was "demorailised and very cowardly? because they advance a few blocks in a town and then halt.  This fellow was clearly "boosting" for his side but in fact the SA is advancing from phase line to phase line in order to avoid an uneven front line that would be vulnerable to counter-attacks...."