As international concern grows about a possible violent overspill from Syria civil conflict into neighbouring Lebanon, Gulf Arab countries have added their voice to the intensifying debate. The Bahraini Deputy Foreign Minister said the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council will consider action against Hezbollah if it continues its arm support of President Assad's forces. Separately, the influential American Senator John McCain has called for the West to arm the rebels with heavy weapons. As David Willis reports from Washington. Speaking on CBS' Face The Nation program, Senator McCain said rebel forces in the Syrian town of Qusair were being badly outgunned by the forces of Bashar al-Assad. He said the influx of foreign fighters into Qusair long a key supply route for weapons and fighters crossing into Syria from Lebanon had left the rebels surrounded, given the Assad's regime the upper hand, and that cast doubt over the prospects of the Syrian peace conference.
国际上普遍担心叙利亚战火蔓延到邻国黎巴嫩。海湾国家向国际社会发车呼声。巴林外长表示海湾国家合作委员会将考虑对真主党采取行动,前提是其继续向阿萨德政权提供武器支持。 美国参议院麦凯恩呼吁西方国家对反对派提供重武器支持。麦凯恩表示库萨的反对派武装力量与阿萨德政权军队比相差悬殊。他表示外国作战人士沿着从黎巴嫩向叙利亚提供武器的路线导致反对派被包围,阿萨德政权占据上风,这让人们对叙利亚和平会议的前景产生质疑。