[SunkenCiv]

The head of the Arab League asks the United Nations Security Council to boost the size of a UN mission in Syria and give it expanded powers to protect people. Photo: REUTERS [Jerusalem Post article]

[bill1952]

tell The head of the Arab League to take care of its own affairs and not ask the infidel to come and die for them

[Braak]

Oh yeah, send in the UN...considering every major UN intervention has the troops there either looking feckless and helpless (The Pakistani experience in Somalia or the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon) asking the UN for help is kinda pointless, but me thinks the Arab League is probably asking them as they know what the other alternative is...Israel or Turkey ends this pretty soon on their own accord.

Israel doesn’t want this spreading into Lebanon, and Lebanon’s pretty fragile politically right now. There’s already been some early fighting on their side of the border, and Lebanon does have a history, as well as their major backer is falling apart fast. What happens when all that comes apart? The Israelis will be left with some very unpalatable options.

[Cronos]

I agree with bill: tell The head of the Arab League to take care of its own affairs and not ask the infidel to come and die for them -- they will then turn on the infidels like in Libya and say "oh, we didn't ask for THAT."

the Arab league don't want a non-Sunni, secular government like Syria's to survive

What the West should do is ensure that Assad STAYS and the Al-qaida backed sunnis are shut out of power. This will separate Syria from the Arab league and give us a devil we know rather than a devil we don't.

[MasterGunner01]

Why doesn’t the Arab League send troops of its own? This is an Arab fight isn’t it? Why involve infidels?