Perhaps most strikingly, while some governments have closed their embassies in Damascus (citing safety considerations), there has been no systematic severing of diplomatic relations with Syria. Indeed, there has been no stoppage of flights to and from the country, or any other measures that could tilt the population of Damascus and Aleppo against the regime and bring the crisis to an end.
也许最引人注目的是，虽然某些政府以安全为由关闭了驻大马士革使馆，但一直未能有计划有步骤地与叙利亚断绝外交关系。事实上，往返叙利亚的航班都没有中断，也没有其他任何措施争取让大马士革和阿勒颇的民众反对阿萨德政府和结束这场危机。