Online Review: Bashar's outcome leaves two lessons: First, negotiations should be initiated when one has the advantage; do not wait until the advantage is exhausted to talk, otherwise there will be no bargaining power, and perhaps no one to negotiate with you. Second, when making friends, it is essential to befriend principled and honest people; fair-weather friends are unreliable, and those who want to use you are worse than fair-weather friends! When the rebels entered Damascus, we do not know if Bashar was panicked, but flight tracking website Flightraear showed that his private jet Il-76 (call sign SYR9218) took off from Damascus airport. The plane was scheduled to head to the Syrian coast, but shortly after leaving Damascus, it fell from the sky near Homs. The rebels claimed they shot down the plane. It is currently unclear whether Bashar was on the private jet; if he was, even if he is lucky, he would still become a prisoner of the rebels. Regardless of the outcome, one thing is certain: the era of Assad in Syria, which we hear about every day on the news, has come to an end!