واشنطن لا تؤيد فكرة تسليح المعارضة السورية

I am guessing that this more should correctly be written arming Syrian Opposition overtly versus covertly as they are doing now.

Ah ok, so the terrorists right now are getting their weapons from thin air, right?

Let us remember that the US was actually behind the first armed coup in Syria in 1949 and that democracy in Syria was never on the US agenda. What the US wants is the departure of Assad as he's become politicaly expired and does not belong to the 21st century; however, the US does want to preserve the armed forces and a significant portion of the regime to ensure stability i.e the status quo for israel in the golan heights. This is the real reason behind all this western hesitation to intervene: israel's interest. Assad knows that full well and is using it to gain more time. Time is not at all on the regime's side and it is definitely weaker than it was 11 months ago. The Syrian people have turned the political table upside down and the west is readjusting to preserve interests with the least amount of losses. I think that Intervention will sooner or later happen to ensure a favorable outcome.

This is a very simple analysis. The situation is much more complicated than that, this is why they are hesitant. I am just concerned about Lebanon, how it is going to emerge from all these problems around it.