Assad also says it will take a month to start the process. He will pile on the conditions until the whole project becomes untenable. Which outcome is worse for him, a few TLAMs or losing the only weapon that works against the rebels?
Also this whole CW disarmament process will only work if the FSA allow. This is a warzone. At the moment they are being offered a deal whereby they get zero new kit or supplies whilst Assad gets lots of shiny new toys. That is hardly going to go down well.
Also Russia seems to be including S-300s in their latest shipments. Presumably as a B2 deterrent. The problem is that these missiles have a range that allows them to dominate a lot of Israeli airspace. Bibi will not allow this. He will blow them up without asking the USA or the UN. And if they have Russian operators so much the better, the Israelis have killed Russian "advisers" before.
Last edited by Eclectic; 12th Sep 2013 at 17:43.