It is undeniable that between President Assad, who is sticking to a rigid political stance and whose duty it is, therefore, to react strongly to the serious provocation represented by an attack on Syrian soil, and Prime Minister Sharon who, 13 months away from the US elections, can feel that he has a particularly free rein, there are elements that could further inflame tensions and result in the entire region becoming engulfed.
Entre un Assad qui campe sur une posture politique rigide et se doit donc de réagir fortement à la grave provocation que constitue une attaque sur le sol syrien et un Sharon qui, à treize mois des élections américaines, peut se sentir les mains particulièrement libres, des éléments existent incontestablement qui peuvent favoriser la montée des tensions vers un embrasement régional.
