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Syria's UN ambassador Bashar Jaafari also said his country "is committed to making Mr. Annan's mission successful. The technical team from (his) office will discuss further issues related to the fulfillment of his mission."
At the same time, a UN humanitarian mission arrived in Syria to assess conditions in areas most violence prone, including Homs, Hama and Deraa.
Stopping its spread appears doubtful, given Washington's regime change intention by any means. For months, US, UK and French special forces have been actively involved as in Libya last year. So are CIA and MI6 operatives.
Major media scoundrels say nothing. Instead they blame Assad for doing his job. On March 20, his security forces routed insurgent gangs from Deir al-Zor, Syria's largest northeastern city. Days earlier they gained control of Idlib in Syria's northwest.
In response to government gains, guerrilla attacks targeted Damascus and Aleppo. Expect more ahead despite efforts to establish a ceasefire and halt violence.
However, killer gangs alone can't defeat Syria's armed forces, no matter how much aid they're supplied, tactics used, or help they're getting from Western and regional special forces, as well as intelligence.
As a result, expect Washington to circumvent the Security Council and wage war. Defense Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs head General Martin Demsey told Senate Armed Service Committee members that Pentagon officials were preparing war plans at Obama's request.
Last month, barely stopping short of declaring war, Obama condemned Assad, demanded he step down, and urged international intervention without saying how. When Washington's regime change train leaves the station, it doesn't stop until accomplishing its mission by whatever means necessary.
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