On the same day as two more top Syrian generals defected to the rebel cause, a team of Russian anti-terrorist marines arrived to aid Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's beleagured regime. The move comes as a bit of a shock to many observers. Although Russia has staunchly supported the al-Assad regime in the United Nations and the international media, this marks a turning point not only in Russia's Middle East policy but in its post-Cold War international policy.
The Obama administration has offered verbal support to the Syrian rebels but has vacilated on offering anything more concrete. It remains to be seen how the U.S. will react to Russia's new initiative.
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