gaddafi should not of been murdered... he should of been brought to trial!!
and bashar al assad should not be forced to step down, and stop him from doing what?? fighting terrorist islamic extremists?
if america, UK, Australia.. any other country, had armed groups fighting the government, and police/military... i can assure you the government would issue shoot to kill orders...
after all, the west is sooooo much in favor of peaceful struggle, that even protest event organisers are jailed for years on end, if the protests become violent (which sometimes is initiated by the police)
if a protestor fired against the police, they would be shot dead, if a whole heap of protestors fired at police, the SWAT, SOG, etc would be brought in the take the groups down by any means neccersary...
if it was hundred of people revolting with guns etc.. the army would be brought in to quell it.
it is as simple as that.... the west would not listen to any other country if it was condemned for its crackdown in these situations... but it see's fit that other countries should do what it say's?