SYRIA AND THE POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE BATTLEFIELD.

Ok, it's easy to see how the events in Syria have fallen off the radar with most folks and even the events in Iraq, events that should be getting far more coverage than they are, are not rising to the occasion of even minimal concern.

Most of this can be attributed to the very short attention span the West notoriously has.

If Dancing with the Stars is on, who cares about a potential conflict in Europe again!

After two weeks of daily live reporting, even the events in the Ukraine seem to have lost interest with the people of the West.

From Assad's standpoint this couldn't have come at a better time, not to mention Hezbollah and their continued missteps in Syria.

If you've not paid attention, and most haven't, the might Hezbollah Warriors have been getting their forth point of contacts handed to them in their battle for the city of Yabrud.

So, are things going just the way Assad would like them?

With all eyes on the Ukraine, does Assad have yet another green light for killing on a massive scale?

Yes he does, but it's not doing him any good.

Last week there were serious rumors of a "second front" opening to the South of Damascus.

Are these rumors true... do they have any merit?

Two answers.

1.  The people in the West don't seem to know or care.

2.  You can bet Assad and this puppet masters in Tehran think it's true!

With the ever less attending eyes of the West gazing towards the Ukraine, the simple fact of the matter is Assad is still losing ground.

Yabrud, a predicted easy takeover for Assad's forces and Hezbollah, has become an entrenched battleground.

If a GCC backed, supported "second front" is about to open, the West may be far more willing to ether turn a blind eye or even support the concept given the anger that is brewing over the Tsar's actions in the Ukraine.

I stated three weeks ago, the Ukraine would turn into a "tit for tat"  event.

If the Tsar is getting his way in the Ukraine, then put the pressure on his vision in the Middle East.

How easy would this be?

Well, it would be far more amenable to the people of the US and Europe than the idea of an open confrontation over Ukraine.

Finally, as I have said before, here is the most dangerous thing about labeling someone as a "pushover"... the way the Tsar seems to look at President Obama.

Often when you push someone too far, that person finally decides to lash out and that is usually an ill planned poorly executed event.

If the President of the US is growing tired of hearing, one, he cannot afford to do anything tangible about the Ukraine.. words from his own party... and two... He is failing as a world leader... the concept his  political rival party is putting out there..... then he may be demanding "options"!

Options come easy in the Middle East and some of those options might even help win back some of the trust he has lost with the GCC.

The Crimean may slide into the Russian camp, but the times may be about to get much harder for the Eye Doctor in Damascus.

Oh ya... did I mention the STL trials are finally underway in Lebanon?

Does anyone remember what the STL?

I know... I know... Dancing with the Stars is on!!

Keep your eyes on the Middle East and lets see if the West / the US is about to show the Tsar there is a price to pay for Crimea that is not going to be paid in Europe.