Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Now that a consensus is forming that Syrian President Bashar Assad's days are numbered, diplomats and Middle East experts say a troubling picture is emerging of the perils expected to confront the war-racked nation after he's gone. Some analysts argue that the Obama administration's arm's-length policy toward the Syrian opposition has been a success because Assad has been brought to the verge of collapse without direct U.S. military involvement. |