justinian on 20 November 2011
Syria is not Libya (nor Iraq or Afganistan). Their direct links to the Israeli - Arab situation makes this a far more sensitive issue.
Arab leaders may be against what is going on there but to loose Syria to a NATO force would give Israel a stronger hand in the region and no Arab leader wants that regardless what they may later say in public.
As it stands now the arab leaders are against any western military interference unlike Libya.
It is far better if the Turks and the other arabs handle this themselves but they probably won't and as far as the west are concern Iran seems to be the bigger threat looking forward.
