totally dude... we're slowly but steadily making Syria a zionist state supported by Israel. assad the magnificient, the most peacefull the most mercifull the one that never used brutal force the one loved by the world and hated by zionist aipac loving usa...
cause if assad in the first place had just said "you know what... my family has ruled here for 40 years, why not pass it on to someone that is democratically elected?" it would be such mess.
You don't need to be sarcastic. I didn't say Assad was good. Let's assume that Assad is the worst dictator on the planet. Does it mean we should help western countries destabilize Syria for months to years? Do you want a stable Syria in your neighborhood or one that is unstable? Do you want more refugees coming from Syria or you want the Syrian refugees go back to their homes?
As I said, even if Assad is the worst, it doesn't justify arming the rebels because when the revolution has succeeded it'll cause huge security concerns until the new establishment disarms the armed people. It could cause a new wave of blood shed, this time between the rebels who want to compete with each other for power. So if Turkey is really wishing good things for the Syrian people it should support a referendum monitored by independent international organizations about Assad instead of siding with the ridiculous and stupid options that countries like the USA propose.
We've seen how arming the rebels have helped Libya! The revolution succeeded in toppling Ghadhafi, but what changed? seriously, what has changed for better in Libya after the revolution? Today's Libya is unsafe and is under the risk of getting separated, and many terrorists and criminals are armed now that should be disarmed to bring the security back. Just right now, few months after the revolution, they've started to kill African blacks in Libya which is a clear sign of moving backwards for Libya. The future of Libya looks much darker than the Ghadhafi era, there's no guarantee that anything would improve. Probably the Libyans will never reach the quality of life they had under Ghadhafi's rule under the new system. It's probable that radical Islamists take the power and that would hurt human rights and women rights in Libya and many other things. Sorry, I don't want another war-torn country in our region, Erdogan said the same thing too, he said he didn't want another war torn country in the region but seemingly he was lying.
Also, think about what I said. Only if, for 1%, the structure of the Syrian system remains almost unchanged, you'll lose many things for sure, but there's no guarantee that you would gain anything if the revolution succeeds. Except a new flow of immigrants coming to you because their home country is unsafe.
Ok, you made your point. Let's say for the sake of arguement assad regime does won't fall. How will anyone forget how warships fired on inhabited cities? How can Syrian people forget how dishonorably and mercilessly assad killed its own people? For how longer he can rule by fear?
Our good intentions are known, you can tell this by simply looking at the syrian refugees in Hatay province.
Again you're assuming that Assad has no supporters. Assad was fighting with armed rebels, not peaceful demonstrators, so his use of force is partially justified. But even if you're right, the sad truth is that the people's memory is short. I'm sure that the Syrian people prefer to live in safety and stability that they could go after their jobs, business, education and other normal activities instead of living under the sphere of armed clashes and bombings for a very ambiguous revolution. Sooner or later things will be like before in Syria and people will get busy about their own lives. so it won't be like that if you think IMHO.