[LibFreeUSA]

"I take this to be progress."

One side is supported by Iran, the other by Al Qaeda - there'll be no "progress" with either.

[Pan_Yan]

A slight addition to what you said:

One side is supported by Iran and Russia, the other by Al Qaeda and NATO- there'll be no "progress" with either.

Now it's even more baffling.

[bert]

No, you are wrong. The non Iran supported side is supported by the GCC and Turkey, not Al Qaeda.

Yesterday, The US Secretary of State sat down with the GCC in Saudi Arabia and in effect joined their effort publicly. There was likely US involvement all along, but it is now public.

Check this ........

"US and Saudi send warnings to Iran and Syria" http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/201334122024169854.html