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The russkies will come to their senses eventually... Putin needs support right now...

Bashar is telling the Russians i need more time and more munitions. The Russians know full well that any political solution must include the departure of Assad and his crowns. Until the Russians are convinced that the regime has lost control over the situation thousands more will die. In the end the Russians will pressure Bashar to step down like saleh, whether he is smart enough to listen or not is a different matter. I hope he does not step down because that would mean an end like qadafe and milosovich perhaps in a year's time. Even if Assad leaves, Syria will take from 5-10 years to reach equilibrium.

Diplomats dither while real lives are being wasted. It is a shame on the world.

Russia wants to keep its influence in that region and they know that there won't be any guarantees after Assad leaves. One way is to convince the opposition is that if they want Assad out, they need to work with Russia and not the western powers as was the case with Lybia. Making the opposition realize that no other solution exists without Russia allows the russians to keep their influence while also portraying themselves as the key to the crisis in Syria.

Syria will follow Iraq in the end.

Russia wants oil drilling in the Med, and rights to use the base from the Syrian Transitional Council.

The STC needs to plan another trip to Moscow and give them what they want in exchange for the fall of Assad and all the Baath.