Without foreign intervention, Libya probably would have turned out like Egypt: massacring a couple of thousands of protestors might have averted civil war. Intervention in Libya certainly added fuel to the fire by giving rebels hope and by degrading Qaddafi's ability to fight.
Syria has been subject to massive foreign intervention by other Arab countries, Iran, USA, Turkey, and Israel. Syria is different from Libya, though, in that it borders Iraq, another failed state created by intervention. This allowed Iraqi rebels to flow into Syria. Proximity to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states made a difference as well. Another important factor besides proximity is that Asad is Alavi and allied with Iran. This made the Arab Gulf states maximize their support for the rebels. Had Syria's neighbors not intervened, Syria would not have been destroyed.
Without foreign intervention, Libya probably would have turned out like Egypt: massacring a couple of thousands of protestors might have averted civil war. Intervention in Libya certainly added fuel to the fire by giving rebels hope and by degrading Qaddafi's ability to fight.
Syria has been subject to massive foreign intervention by other Arab countries, Iran, USA, Turkey, and Israel. Syria is different from Libya, though, in that it borders Iraq, another failed state created by intervention. This allowed Iraqi rebels to flow into Syria. Proximity to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states made a difference as well. Another important factor besides proximity is that Asad is Alavi and allied with Iran. This made the Arab Gulf states maximize their support for the rebels. Had Syria's neighbors not intervened, Syria would not have been destroyed.