More cautious observers have warned that, inside Syria, support for the anti-regime demonstrations is much less widespread than international media would have the public believe.
Between the hard-core al-Assad loyalists and the young activists leading the anti-regime protests is a mushy middle made up largely of middle-class Sunni Syrians who have already witnessed street muggings and attacks against their neighbours, and are apprehensive of a volatile situation spiralling out of control.
"They understand the Syrian realities better than the young people, and they're very cynical, and they see that Syria can become Iraq," said Landis.
"When Bashar says, 'It's either me or the deluge; it's either me or civil war,' they understand that."
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