Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
despite the fact that Russia wants to keep Assad in power, and he naturally wants to stay in power too, it was already clear by that point that the Syrian people would not accept him remaining in power.
Russia has said many times it is not about the man, Assad, it is about the position. The leader of the Syrian people. The Syrians, alone, should be the deciders of that. Not the whim of, here today gone tomorrow foreign politicians, who may have very different agendas of their own.

Assad, himself, has many times said, that if the people of Syria no longer want him as the Syrian leader, he is ready to stand down. He is not willing to stand down at the whim of, here today gone tomorrow foreign politicians, who may have very different agendas of their own.

The Syrian electorate have continued to democratically vote for Assad to remain in power. One could argue that Syrian Democracy differs from other countries versions. That maybe a good or a bad thing, depending on which countries Democracy one is comparing it with. Again the democratic system is open to modification via their constitution, as many countries constitution is "amendable". Again determined by Syrians, not at the whim of, here today gone tomorrow, foreign politicians who may have very different agendas of their own.

This is a sovereign country, they have had for many years an accepted constitution, they had and have now, an electorate intelligent to decide if and who to vote for. This is not some fly blown country but one where the inhabitants are, with assistance from treaty members, able to resist.

NATO, which is a subjugated force dominated militarily and financially by a failing empire, cannot just lie and bomb their way this time.