As the US hesitates on Syria, Russia emerges as the best candidate to prevail in the Middle East

Between the danger of a civil war as a consequence of the arming of the Free Syrian Army, on one hand, and the annihilation of the Syrian people if weapons are withheld from them, on the other, the Obama administration has opted for "monitoring" the Syrian crisis through 30 international envoys instead of working toward a solution, columnist Walid Abi Murshed said in the London-based daily Asharq Al Awsat.

Russia can be expected to throw its full weight behind ensuring the success of the international monitoring mission and to pressure Damascus to commit to the international decision.

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