West must put Assad under pressure

After the Syrian army's massacre in Hama the left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung warns the West not to turn its back on Syria: "America, Germany and the United Kingdom condemn the violence in Hama, but Assad need not fear much worse from the West. The most recent events in Libya are likely to have destroyed any desire the West had for greater involvement. In the rebel stronghold of Bengasi the fighters are once again at each others' throats, which rather reduces the chances of a quick victory over Gaddafi, the brute of Tripoli. We can lament this state of affairs, curse it and weep over it. But there's one thing the West should not do now: turn its back in frustration at the slow-motion explosion of the Arab summer."

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