Such a conflict would dwarf the turmoil seen so far, send refugees flooding across Syria's borders and draw in outside powers.
A similar mix of toxic nationalisms threatens to draw in outside powers as the United States, Turkey, Russia and Iran all look to protect their interests and their clients.
In a comparison of NASA space photos taken of Florida at night, before and after Irma, clusters of cities and suburbs that are normally illuminated disappear into a topography of flooding, drawn in power lines.
Unlike Libya, Syria is of strategic importance, sitting at the center of ethnic, religious and regional rivalries that give it the potential to become a whirlpool that draws in powers, great and small, in the region and beyond.
Another option is to try to draw in overseas powers.
Preventing the conflict from escalating is already an achievement, especially given the nightmare scenario that would draw in regional powers such as Russia, Turkey and Iran.
The consequences of such an encounter risk an escalation that could ultimately draw in other powers.
The more you are able to draw in your powers to a unity and forget all those things and images which you have absorbed, and the further you can get from creatures and their images, the nearer you are to this and the readier to receive it.
Democrats … knocked off at least 13 Republican incumbents on Tuesday to draw even in power in the House, pending recounts that could still swing in either direction.
Recently garnering some positive press as well as drawing in Flickr power users like Thomas Hawk, Troy Holden and Ivan Makarov and this whole thread of Flickr migrations, the site grew 60% in the last 30 days, bringing in an impressive 2.5 million visits last month.
The meeting opened with a brief talk about how parties in control — Republicans, in Pennsylvania's case — draw districts to lock in power.
