The state has already failed: Assad's regime controls only a fifth of Syria’s territory, and the remaining four-fifths will never willingly resubmit to its terrifying control. If the regime prevails, Syria’s citizens will continue to flee in droves to Turkey, Lebanon, and Europe.
“巴沙尔·阿萨德就是叙利亚政府”，同样这些人说。“我们决不能犯推翻政府的致命错误。”但这种说法根本不成立。国家已经失败了：阿萨德只控制着叙利亚领土的五分之一，其余五分之四永远不会心甘情愿地重新接受其可怕的掌控。如果阿萨德政权最终胜出，叙利亚民众将继续成群结队逃往土耳其、黎巴嫩和欧洲。