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Source: http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/watch/Policywatch/policywatch2003/810.htm
Promoting Democracy in Syria - Options for U.S. Policy
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Flynt Leverett and Farid Ghadry - The most plausible alternative to the current Syrian regime would not be a democracy, but rather an Islamic state run by the Muslim Brotherhood. International support should be directed toward the very vigorous and courageous opposition cadres who are working for minority rights within Syria. In addition, restrictions should be lifted from the Bush administration's Middle East Partnership Initiative to allow money to flow to active nongovernmental organizations in Syria. The fact that 5% of the Syrian population controls the rest of the country is both a mathematical anomaly and a political tragedy.