Syria

what a sad situation. is there anything that could be done to make it better?

My perspective

it was a mistake for other governments to encourage the rebellion,
that was a mistake that has led to this humanitarian disaster

No matter how bad Assad was, is it better now?
Is the right way to deal with bad dictators to take up arms against them?

So what about the future?

Let nature take its course without interfering. That is what I believe in.
Ultimately there will be a victor and there will be peace. Picking sides does not help that to happen.Unfortunately, helping the rebels is prolonging the struggle.

It would be better at this point to let Assad regain control.

Here is something I heard. This is really about the oil pipeline that the Saudis wanted to run through Syria.
This pipeline would lessen the power of Russia over Europe. Right now Russia is the main supplier of oil to Europe. They are able to threaten Europe with supply disruptions.
So the people who want Assad out have this big ulterior motive. I am heart sick over this.

But what is the truth? I don't really know. There are so many motivations.
But the choice to be violent is an individual choice.
We can each choose to stop being violent.