Broke on the inside
"Now that military operations in Libya are ending, there will be renewed focus on what practical military operations might be considered to protect civilian lives in Syria," McCain said at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. "The Assad regime should not consider that it can get away with mass murder," he added. "Qaddafi made that mistake and it cost him everything. Iran's rulers would be wise to heed similar counsel." Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces have gunned down and tortured more than 3,000 protesters the past several months. Foreign intervention in Syria could set off a defensive war by Persia and Hizbullah, which along with pro-Syrian parties effectively dominated Lebanon.
