Syria's rebels enjoy widespread sympathy

Syria's rebels enjoy widespread sympathy across louis vuitton handbags Sunni Arab countries. On the diplomatic front, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdessi criticized France, saying its growing support for the opposition does nothing but hinder the mission of the new U.N.-Arab League envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, who is tasked with brokering a diplomatic solution to the conflict. France, Syria's one-time colonial ruler, has been one of the most outspoken Western critics of the Assad regime and announced earlier this month that it has begun sending direct aid and money to five rebel-held Syrian cities as part of intensified louis vuitton outlet store efforts to weaken Assad. It was the first such move by a Western power. Makdessi said France suffers from "schizophrenia" in its approach to the country's conflict. "On the one hand, it supports Brahimi's mission, while at the same time it makes statements demonstrating that it supports the militarization of the crisis in Syria," Makdessi told The Associated Press. French officials have acknowledged providing communications and other non-lethal equipment to Syrian rebel forces, but say they won't provide weapons without international agreement. France played a leading role in the international campaign against cheap louis vuitton handbags Libya's dictator Moammar Gadhafi last year.