The "internationalisation" Shaikh Hamad warned against is a coming "no-fly zone" over Syria. The details are being worked out with Turkey in the lead. Travel by 19 top Syrian leaders is now banned, all flights cut in half, an Arab arms embargo and assets frozen. Syria responded with a new 30% tax on goods from Turkey.
Syria logically (for them) rejects the "observer mission" because Syrian security wouldn't accompany them, hence the complaints of sovereignty. Syria is well aware that the observers would be packed with MI-6 and French intelligence officers, coordinating and trying to meet and evaluate the Syrian opposition leaders.
The Syrian opposition is now financed by the House of Saud, with weapons and 600+ Libyan fighters from Libya (accompanied by a sigh of relief), organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, and headquartered in Iskenderun, Turkey.
There are many Syrian deserters heading there also.
Meanwhile the US and NATO are providing the intel and logistical support.
Oh, by the way, the Russians are having a fit because they are selling and installing a $300 million dollar coastal defense system to Syria and don't want an arms embargo. They stand to lose big time if Syria tips over as the Russian naval base at Tartus, Syria does all the maintenance and refit for their Black Sea Fleet. Russia needs years and lots of money to build their proposed base on Cyprus.
Powerful forces are moving. Everyone in the region is involved from the Kurds to Iran to Israel to Egypt to every Gulf region country. The final resolution of the Assad-Hezbollah-Iran cabal is at hand and it will be noisy and it will be next year.
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How many Hezbollah and Iranian Guards are headed to Syria?
Your lips to God's ears.
Syria needs to be taken out to clear the road to Iran and to make Israel safe when Iran is taken out.
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