Assad didn't turn around. "What about the 4th Armored Division?"
"Still in the camp. The division commander said his soldiers refused to deploy. They said the people holding up photos are not terrorists; they are Syrians. They don't want to shoot at Syrians."
Assad turned around and looked at the Minister of Defense.
"So, I have no army left?"
"Mr. President, we still have—"
"What do we still have? There's nothing left. The Big Bear can't move, the army doesn't obey orders, and the people are standing at the door waiting for me to go out. If I go out, they'll kill me. If I don't go out, they'll still kill me. I'm doomed."
