Syria can be preserved by the subtle route of compromise | Charles Glass
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/29/syria-route-of-compromise
The choice confronting the world is not between the Assad regime and the opposition, but between two oppositions. One seeks international military intervention to enable it to overthrow the regime. The other strives for change through civil disobedience and dialogue and rejects military interference by foreign powers whose hostility to Syria pre-dates their recent discovery of the country’s woes.