Peter Freedman wrote on Sep 1
st, 2013 at 2:30pm:
Harsh though it is, the Syrians must resolve their own problems. Western interference would only make things even worse.
That is an easy out when the majority of the "opposition" and Assad's military comprise of outsiders. The opposition is not only fighting with genuine Syrians but also comprises of Al-qaeda, Hezbollah, and other terrorist groups. Then there is Assad's mob which comprise of not only Syrian Military but also other forces from Iran, Lebanon etc. Therefore they are not in fact resolving their own "problems".
Do I think the US and France should get involved? Well there are two ways of looking at this, the first is if they do nothing Syria and others will continue to use chemical weapons on innocent civilians, and may then spread the conflict to involve Israel. Secondly, if they do target areas of the Syrian Military etc Iran, Lebanon etc will then have an excuse to involve Israel and attack US assets in neighbouring countries.
What then is the answer? Something needs to be done and the only way to set an example and stop the chemical weapons, has got to be drastic, as Israel will ultimately take. Hit them first, and hit them f#####g hard.......