more reason for the USA The conflict in Syria, as is/was much of the conflict of other "Arab Springs" is not much different than that of Hitler vs. Stalin. Two monsters trying to destroy each other and the ultimate victim being the citizenry and of course, world stability and world peace. No matter who wins, the average arab citizen will get totally screwed; tens of thousands will be exterminated by the "victors," and an arab Stalin will be replaced by an arab Hitler. So, in the end, the situation in the ME will not change at all and perhaps just get more unstable. In the end, as history as amply demonstrated, the group that is the most persistent and organized will prevail, irrespective of the will of the majority. As in all internal conflicts the "majority" basically just watches from the sidelines as the much smaller minority groups -- the ones with the guns and determination and organization -- duke it out and one of which will ultimately prevail. My guess is that the MB will win this one in Syria because they will have the support of the big boy in town, Turkey (all sunni). Turkey will not sit tight and allow shia Iran and Iraq to rule the ME. Turkish fundamentalists who now control Turkey have not forgotten the days of the Ottoman Empire and, foremost, their contempt for the Persians (Iran). Turkey is also deeply worried about any Kurdish independence movements in Syria (and Iraq and Iran)