Violence in Syria

[Romanion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD9KA...IazD3cb0Fh7qs=

Some important points:

-unlike Lybia, the rebels don't have a stronghold for western powers to supply weapons. Answer: "humanitarian zones" for refugees, real purpose is a safe place to arm rebels.

- Assad is a Shia. As a Shia he has defended the rights of minorities like him. Sunni government will mean another Islamic government like Egypt.

- Being a Shia government, its looks for support from Iran. If a Sunni governmetn comes to power, it will be under the influcne of the west.

- Are the west "concerns" for the Syrian people genuine or is this about power and influence in the middle east? I think the latter.

[Romanion]

Assad is always condemed for human rights abuses and Tyranny, and America wants to topple him, but the other Tyrant country in the region, gets american support and a blind eye:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17756742

A state security tribunal in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a prominent human rights campaigner to four years in prison, Amnesty International has said.

Maybe its time to bomb Saudi Arabia, they have oil to top it off.