That 'armed force' knows that it's being watched. They're helpless. If they start a Tiananmen style massacre, Syria will be more isolated than North Korea, diplomatically.
Can you imagine the headline 'Peaceful protesters hit with artillery and tanks; thousands killed' accompanied by a few pictures of dead women still clutching their Lebanese flags?
Assad would wind up as roomates with either Saddam or bin Laden, assuming the JDAMs didn't find him first.
"Can you imagine the headline 'Peaceful protesters hit with artillery and tanks; thousands killed' accompanied by a few pictures of dead women still clutching their Lebanese flags?"
You're right these thugs are backdoor operators. Car bombs, mow down women and children, use retarded children for suicide attackes etc.
Unfortunately, and this includes your peaceful demonstrations from Ghandi on...people are killed.
What is the leadership like among the Lebanese? I think the support they're receiving from Lebanese Americans is important also.
Let's pray for this to work out peacefully.
nick