Military strike in Syria the last option

Fighting in Syria between the rebels and troops of the Assad regime resulted once more in dozens of deaths over the weekend. Now that Kofi Annan's peace plan has turned out to be a waste of time the West's only alternative is military intervention, the liberal-conservative daily Die Presse writes: "It's time to say goodbye to the illusion that Assad will ever reach a compromise with his opponents. The man wants to leave behind scorched earth, not a united country. [Kofi] Annan's peace plan was well intended but a waste of time. The West has three options: first, to stay out of the conflict and hope that the problem solves itself. This could be a bloody path, as we have already seen. Secondly, Europe and the US can try to convince Moscow to approve sanctions, at least a weapons embargo. But this hope has also proved illusory so far. The third option is the military one. The West should prepare for this, because until the threat of this scenario becomes tangible Assad won't even consider giving up."

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