Gaddafi's Fall Makes Assad's More Likely

This, surely, is one of the most splendid and brilliant expressions of solidarity among rebels in the course, so far, of the Arab Spring. It reflects the justifiable pride of the rebels in the labels their dictators have given them.

The Libyan revolution could still end a thousand different ways. But the Germs and the Rats are intensely connected. The biggest strategic question posed by the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya is what does it mean for the future of the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad? Libya is important but Syria could be critical. Its population is three times as big as Libya's, it is located in the strategic pivot of the Middle East and it is Iran's most important ally.