Reply #70: Need broader resistance than that

[Yosarian71]

I suspect that if a few large army units can refuse to shoot or publicly stand with the protesters, this will unravel quickly for Assad. Unlike in Libya, the army is powerful in Syria and I expect that many of the senior military and intelligence leaders want nothing to do with a civil war.

Unfortunately, I do not expect any factions within the Syrian army to stand up. We will witness a slaughter the next few days.