Assad has decided to ratchet up the firepower , to crush this uprising once and for all to break their spirit , to seal these areas off so they ca n't get in , so that they ca n't get medical supplies in , so that they ca n't bring weapons in to support themselves . CNN 's Nic Robertson recently returned from a rare visit inside Syria . He says violence in Syria is significantly worse since full force of military arrived . President Bashar al - Assad has decided to crush violence once and for all , Robertson says . He says outside monitors ca n't stop violence ; their presence will play into al - Assad 's hands .
CNN 's Nic Robertson recently returned from a rare visit inside Syria . He says violence in Syria is significantly worse since full force of military arrived . President Bashar al - Assad has decided to crush violence once and for all , Robertson says . He says outside monitors ca n't stop violence ; their presence will play into al - Assad 's hands .