The big question for Syrians, as nationwide unrest increasingly focuses not just on the Ba'athist regime but on its floundering leader, is whether President Bashar al-Assad will be forced from office like his Egyptian and Tunisian counterparts. But for western and regional governments, the key question is a more self-interested one: is Assad's fall desirable? The unspoken answer is mostly "no". The resulting policy may be termed the Syrian sell-out.
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