Is Syria Pulling Out?

Some signs are indicating that Bashar Assad is a bit smarter than Saddam and may well be pulling up his tents and going home. I believe that although showing weakness in the Arab world tends to lead to a rulers downfall, I tend to think that Assad's Baath Party and the Alawite clan are firmly entrenched and will spin this as a victory somehow at home.

He will survive leaving Lebanon, at least in the short-term, as the terror that is still felt in places like Hama will keep the radical Islamic resistance down. beating militant Muslims is alot different than restraining a populace that sees freedom and democracy breaking out all over the region, however.