But an armed intervention would be a large undertaking, one requiring not just considerable air power (given Syria’s extensive air-defense network) but also ground forces, given the existence of at least two capable divisions that remain loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. The sectarian nature of Syrian society all but guarantees that the presence of troops from other countries would be both prolonged and difficult.
但武装干涉将会是一场宏大的任务，不仅需要相当数量的空中力量来对付叙利亚的大型防空网络，此外由于目前至少还有两个师以上的叙军忠于总统阿萨德，所以还需要投入一定规模的地面部队。而叙利亚社会中派系对立的本质将保证任何他国部队的出现都将是旷日持久且困难重重的。