A series of unrelated crises are blending into a regional nightmare . `` This might be more dangerous than any time in the past , '' Bashar al-Assad says . Americans President McCain gets sworn in for a first term Three years .
A series of unrelated crises are blending into a regional nightmare . `` This might be more dangerous than any time in the past , '' McCain says . Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gets sworn in for a third term Wednesday .