Syria, Middle East and the inaction Western

Faced with the escalation of repression in Syria, it poses the same question that has arisen for Egypt raised against Hosni Mubarak and Libya dispute between Gaddafi and the rebels. That is: to support the rebellion? Up to that point? When it comes to this question, in general, it is too late. It means that part of the population subjected to a regime has exceeded the threshold of fear: not enough snipers firing from rooftops, or the tanks sent to Dera, southern Syria, to stop the protest.