But Syria's rulers have not always bowed to the inevitable with such good grace.
But Syria may be much more important as an example for the region as a whole.
But Syria suddenly has emerged so prominently that it overshadowed Iran during Hagel's three days in Israel.
But Syria's ally, Hezbollah, for whom the arms were supposedly destined, may seek some way to respond.
But Syria itself is hardly in a position to do much, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut.
But Syria would probably want economic benefits and political acceptability from the United States in return, he said.
But Syria, the only country that shares a border with both Turkey and Israel, does not see it this way.
But Syria, on state-run TV, blamed "terrorists" for that attack, saying three people, including two children, were killed on the bus.
But Syria, alarmed by the burgeoning military partnership between Israel and Turkey, is certainly seeking to draw closer to its Iranian and Iraqi neighbours.
But Syria could certainly cut off the flow of re-supply to Hezbollah, which eventually would be felt, and Hezbollah could not ignore that if Syria took that step.
But Syria's representative said the decision violated the league's charter.
But Syria says it was the second Israeli airstrike in three days, and Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad told CNN the attack was a declaration of war by Israel.
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He broke the deadlock seven minutes before halftime when his shot from outside the penalty area went in off the head of Abdullah Shuhail, but Syria's goalkeeper Mosab Balhous gifted Saudi an equalizer with half an hour to play.
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But if Mr Assad junior ever comes to power, he might find the greatest threat to his rule coming not from disgruntled apparatchiks, but from Syria's broken-down economy.
But inside Syria some of the signatories of the Damascus Declaration, an alliance of secular Syrians, Kurds and Islamists who got together in 2005, have been speaking out and are better known.
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In Egypt, Muslims shut themselves away on the orders of clerics but Jordan and Syria declared a national holiday.
It is more dangerous and only a few hours from Syria but my producer has a great fear of crowds.
Moscow, Mr Putin said, had "practically no interests" in Syria but did not want to see "mistakes" made in Libya repeated.
When it held power, the Labour Party negotiated fitfully with Syria but Mr Netanyahu has not attempted to get the talks restarted.
But Egypt and Syria have recently concluded free trade agreements with Baghdad.
The UK beats the drum for action on Syria but has so far done nothing to help hundreds of stranded Syrian students in Britain.
Mr Mehlis's report also politely but firmly chides Syria for stalling, despite a UN Security Council resolution obliging it to co-operate fully with the investigation.
Obama has insisted that any use of chemical weapons would change his thinking about the United States' role in Syria but said he didn't have enough information to order aggressive action.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage announced Sunday that the United States does not intend to use military force in Syria but wants to pursue a "political solution" to any problems, Issa said.
The DEC said the total number in need of assistance in Syria and the surrounding countries was more than five million - one million refugees, two million internally-displaced people and two million still living at home in Syria but requiring assistance.
The other elements in the opposition coalition come from allies such as the mainstream Shia Amal movement, headed by parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, and the Free Patriotic Movement of the Christian leader Michel Aoun, once a fierce opponent of Syria but now reconciled with Damascus and likely to do well in many Christian areas.
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