Jeremy Bowen

So if the Gulf oil states got involved, the Saudis or the Emiratis, Well, they wouldn't want to just give them money. They would want something in return for that. So I think perhaps it is a bit of a pipe dream to hope that Syria will be left alone.

The question is whether countries want to use it, if you like, as a boxing ring for their own quarrels with other countries or whether they do try to make this into a stable, better place.

The question is whether countries want to use it, if you like, as a boxing ring for their own quarrels with other countries or whether they do try to make this into a stable, better place.