Chemical Weapons For Syria

The United States has announced that it may close it's embassy in Damascus, if the Syrian government doesn't beef up security around it. Violence in Syria has been increasing through out the year as President Assad's regime is all the more beleaguered by protestors, civil war, and defections. Only the trouble causing state of Iran, Russia, and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah have backed his government.

Meanwhile Turkey has announced that they have seized yet another arms shipment from Iran, that was trying to enter Syria. This one however, contained chemical weapons and weapon systems. The United Nations has involved itself in this find. Such a discovery is only likely to bring more isolation upon both Iran and Syria. That Syria may have been considering using such weapons shows the truly desperate mindset of the regime. Bashar al-Assad's days as President are numbered. There is no way he can ever regain control. All that is left to him is to go into hiding or face death at the hands of the Syrian people who have seen too many killed over the last year's protests.

The Arab League has now decided that they will continue the mission of their observers for another month, despite the Syrian opposition now asking that it be turned over to the UN Security Council. An Arab League spokesman said that they wished to handle inside the Arab world. As they talk the violence continues, and deaths are added to the total, that is nearing ten thousand.