Syria Audio Feature: "Assad May Be Slipping from Power" --- Scott Lucas with the BBC

Speaking at length with BBC West Midlands this morning, I reviewed latest developments in Syria. Parallelling our Live Coverage today, I argued, "It's not just Damascus" to assert that the political and military challenge to President Assad is growing and constricting the power of the regime.

The discussion also considered nature of the Syrian opposition and the question of whether the "West" should intervene in the crisis.

The item starts at the 1:05.22 mark.