EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON A GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR Syrian army troops wave to locals as they drive out of the southern protest hub of Daraa on May 5, 2011, following a military lockdown of more than a week during which dozens of people were killed in what activists termed as “indiscriminate” shelling of the town, some 100 kms south of the capital Damascus. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA
But sorry, Bashar: it’s not over yet. In fact it’s starting to expand to cities that were relatively quiet, including Aleppo and Damascus. You may find it necessary to destroy Syria in order to save it for Baathism.
