Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Stimulus and Response?

Yesterday, Turkey closes their embassy in Syria:

Turkey closed its embassy in Damascus and recalled its ambassador as relations between the former allies continue to deteriorate.

Today, Syria says they accept a ceasefire:

Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Tuesday that Syria has agreed to a ceasefire plan, but some implementation details remain to be worked out. Annan, who's been tasked with mediating an end to the Syria violence, received U.N. Security Council backing last week for a six-point proposal to ease the crisis.

I don't assume Syria has done anything more than trying to keep from angering Turkey. And "implementation details" might include slaughtering protesters.