Comment and Opinion
The Telegraph: The disaster in Syria is getting steadily worse, and no one has any idea what to do about it, by David Blair
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“As Syria’s civil war relentlessly escalates, the dilemma over how to respond becomes ever more acute. Three crucial developments now seem to be causing every country to look again at their approach.
1) Events on the ground are accelerating. The rebels are making further advances, striking within Damascus itself and closing the city’s international airport for a few days. They have also been capturing air force bases, reducing the regime’s key military advantage, namely its ability to send jet fighters and helicopter gunships to pound its enemies. Week by week, the rebels grow stronger and President Bashar al-Assad becomes a little weaker.”