Emir of Qatar calls for Arab troops in Syria

USA TODAY / AP: .Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani’s comments to CBS “60 Minutes”, which will be aired Sunday, are the first statements by an Arab leader calling for the deployment of troops inside Syria.

They come amid growing claims that a team of Arab observers dispatched to Syria has failed to stop the killings.

Qatar, which once had close relations with Damascus, has been a harsh critic of the crackdown by President Bashar Assad’s regime…  (more)

EDITOR:  Is Syria descending into civil war?  Will Arab countries seek to militarily topple Syrian government?  Will Iran then come to President Bashar  Assad’s support creating a regional war?  Will Israel seize the opportunity to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities?

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