US Official: 'Stalemate in Syria, though ugly, is good!' http://uprootedpalestinians.blogspot.com/2011/06/us-official-stalemate-in-syria-though.html

... “I feel like we’re in a stalemate, and while the stalemate is not pretty — in fact, it’s ugly — it only works in the opposition’s favor,” said an Obama administration official in Washington, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “Time is on the opposition’s side.”... American officials have corroborated the existence of insurgents in some areas in Syria.