Despite Assad’s assertions, civil war is not over
'The Assad regime bears the majority of the blame for turning a beautiful country into a war zone. But there is much blame to go around. The Washington Post asked the question squarely: “Why did we allow Syria to become a hell on Earth?” That is true. Inaction by the United States has allowed Mr Al Assad to gain the upper hand. It is only because of the tenacity of the rebels that there is still a revolution to speak of.
Syria is already a hell on Earth. The only question now is how long must it remain so before the international community involves itself in a meaningful way?'