Note to freedom seeking Arabs:

If you want the international community to make your dictator stop slaughtering civilians, make sure your dictator:  (1) is an enemy of the U.S.A.; and, (2) has vast oil reserves.

Syrian armed forces intensified the campaign against a two-month uprising on Wednesday, shelling the country’s third-largest city with tanks and detaining hundreds more across the country. Activists said the number of those killed since demonstrations began reached 757, with more than 10,000 still in custody.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/world/middleeast/12syria.html?_r=2&hp

Libya has oil. Syria does not.

We're bombing Libya in support of rebels. We're doing nothing in Syria.