But the efforts of the Gulf states to arm the Syrian opposition are insufficient to set the conflict on a definitive course, especially given the heavy weapons that the Assad regime has at its disposal. And the opposition has not been able to appropriate the reputation and clout that Assad has lost.
与此同时，叙利亚内战凸显出该国失去了曾经出众的地区影响力。叙利亚已经变成其他地区行动方地缘政治角力的目标。但波斯湾国家武装叙利亚反对派的动作不足以决定性地解决这场冲突，特别是在巴沙尔政权拥有重武器的情况下。反对派也无法拥有巴沙尔所失去的名誉和实力。