Would you say, then, that this is a war that is going to be going on for a long time? If it continues this way, it's more a war of attrition, with starvation and with the heavy guns on one side. Is there any reason why the president of the regime should even step down? This makes it sound as though it is inevitable that he is going to win.
On February 12th, 2014. See this statement in context.