Syria raises spectre of proxy conflict for U.S., Russia

[Chris]

Syria raises spectre of proxy conflict for U.S., Russia
Reuters
By Andrew Quinn | Reuters – 3 hrs ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Obama administration weighs worst-case scenarios for Syria, one stands out: a civil war that develops into a proxy battle between Arabs and the West on one side, and Russia and Iran on the other. U.S. officials stress they do not want to play a military role in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on protests has killed more than 5,000 people and raised fears of a protracted power struggle in a country at the heart of the Arab world. But after U.S. and Arab-led efforts to craft consensus in the U.N. Security Council on Syria's political transition were torpedoed by vetoes from Russia and China, some analysts say risks are growing that the international community will line up on opposite sides of a fratricidal war.

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[anath]

Draw me close, dear Lord and protect the innocents .

[mattfivefour]

Draw me close, dear Lord and protect the innocents .

Amen. May that country be fertile ground for Your gospel right now and may there be workers there taking it to the souls who are waiting. If we can help, Lord, reveal what we can do to each one of us, as You will it.