The war, an estimated 12,000 children were wounded or killed. just about one every eight hours, 300,000 civilians have been killed in total. so it was shocking to many to see that the arab league decided this week to reinstate syria's membership. what is behind the change of heart? what will it mean for syria in the middle east? we have the professor of international relations at the london school of economics. welcome. so explain the syrian thing. what is the fundamental force behind what is happening here? >> i think the saudi foreign minister really summarized the puzzle. he said, for many ...