Well, the deaths continue and now Russia is claiming a presence of Al Qaeda in the country.

The only two countries that have any influence here are Russia and Iran, and you now have Syria accusing neighbors of assisting "rebels"

Not many, if any options left here, but when you look at the players here (Russia, Iran, Syria), you have to be concerned.

On thing that bothers me is that the media seems detached from what is happening. This appears to be a significant story. If it is true, as we here, that the world is smaller economically, then it is also small in cases like this where so many people are dying each day.