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Syrians want to choose their own form of government. They don't want outsiders doing it for them. Foreign invader control will make Syria ungovernable like Libya. People know what's going on there and want no part of it.
Even The New York Times expressed some rare candor. It admitted that "rebel fighters".are losing crucial support from a public increasingly disgusted by the actions of some rebels, including poorly planned missions, senseless destruction, criminal behavior and the coldblooded killing of prisoners."
The shift in public sentiment is palpable. Radicalized opposition elements scare people. Daily bloodshed reminds everyone of what's coming if they gain control.
An unnamed Saraqib Syrian said, "They were supposed to be the people on whom we depend to build a civil society." Instead, they're destroying it.An Aleppo resident "begged rebels not to camp in a neighborhood telecommunications office. But they did, and government attacks knocked out phone service."
"One fighter shot into the air when customers at a bakery did not let him cut into a long line for bread. Another was enraged when a man washing his car accidentally splashed him. He shot at him." He escaped unharmed.
Twenty months after conflict began, people "are trapped in a darkening mood of despair, revulsion and fear that neither side can end the conflict."
"The most significant change is (that people openly) criticize rebels."
"Small acts of petty humiliation and atrocities like executions have led many more Syrians to believe that (many) rebels are (morally) depraved"."
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