A sound assessment by Stephen Zunes of the thought of military intervention in Syria. Given the support Bashar al-Assad retains - by the military's high command, by the commercial class, et al. - the Free Syrian Army's small numbers are bringing Damascus' relative military might to bear. Non-violent resistance, on the other hand, terrifies power and always has.
http://www.fpif.org/articles/military_intervention_in_syria_is_a_bad_idea
