Assad must resign

The ceasefire in Syria is so unstable that the US and Europe urgently need to draw up a plan in case it fails, writes the left-liberal daily El País: "In a few days we will find out whether Annan's plan has any chance of survival. But this emergency attempt will only make sense if it builds a bridge for dialogue and political change. For a deal that no longer demands the resignation of the despot, but inexorably leads to precisely that outcome. Assad and his supporters have too much blood on their hands for anyone - including those who back him - to consider a continuation of his regime. … This time the US and Europe, which have the support of Turkey and the Arab League, should have a convincing alternative at hand to put an end to the terror in Syria in case diplomacy once again fails and the dictatorship tries to take advantage of the time-out to consolidate its brutal military control."

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