Fall of Syrian Government Likely Soon

Fall of Syrian Government Likely Soon

Syria: The situation in Syria is becoming more complicated, and it is necessary to be ready for any scenario, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said today.

Comment: The language of the Foreign Ministry is almost a direct lift from the style that Soviet propagandists used to describe a problem for which the government could find no favorable solution and which was getting worse.

The discussion of solutions to the fighting in Syria has begun to evolve rapidly. For most of the past year, the Asad government has made overtures...