West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace

By Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria’s rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders. Rebels called for reinforcements to combat an “invasion” by Hezbollah and its Iranian backers, days after Assad’s forces launched an offensive against a strategic town that could prove to be a turning point in the war. …