Elliott Abrams: “One of the benefits of actually arming rebel forces is that we would greater influence over both those groups and others…”

We think that this opinion is spreading within the military that the current situation is untenable.

I believe American passivity regarding Syria is extremely dangerous.

I am not aware of foreign support for the colectivos. It is clear that they work for the regime.

Syria's civil war is now a proxy war, due to the introduction of Iranian and Hezbollah troops, and due to the massive refugee flows it is now a source of regional instability.