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If Assad did not have Iran, Hezbollah and Russia propping him up he would be long gone and the vast majority of Syrians would not defend him.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: MrSpad
If Assad did not have Iran, Hezbollah and Russia propping him up he would be long gone and the vast majority of Syrians would not defend him.
Look how well that went when Saddam and Gaddafi were removed.
The vast majority of Iraqi's wanted Saddam removing, we removed him and its all gone even further tits up than anyone ever thought imaginable.
I have no magical solution, but it seems to me that regime change alone isn't the answer.
If Assad is removed from power then it seems pretty apparent to me that there's countless numbers of warlords, tribal chieftains, religious and political leaders who would seek to replace him with the result being an exact replica of Iraq or Libya.
And as has been said previously, surely IS are the biggest danger at present.
Why not unite to provide a strong, well thought out plan to eliminate the immediate threat that IS pose and provide safe havens for refugees.
Then it may be possible to work together, with the Syrian people included, to seek workable and lasting solutions to Syria's problems whilst also maybe protecting Western and Russian interests.
Pie in the sky?
Possibly, maybe even probably.
But its a damn sight better approach than the one's that are currently being persued.
originally posted by: trifecta
America is letting "ISIS" run rampant until they get close to Syria municipal, energy, or infrastructure targets then conveniently send in missles and drones to bomb the location to high hell. " Sorry Syria, collateral damage, oops". Why do you think we don't want Russia aiding Syria vs ISIS? Bc Russia would eradicate ISIS in a week.
For the West it is simply a matter of Assad not being acceptable to the Syrian people