Syria: Working out a compromise formula | GulfNews.com

"... Do the western powers, and also Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some Gulf states, have the will to overthrow Al Assad? There is beginning to be some hesitation in helping the opposition destroy the Syrian regime if it means putting Al Qaida in power in its place. It is clearly in no country’s interest — whether in the East or the West — for this violent movement to entrench itself in Syria and further destabilise an important but already fragile region..."